Morane-Saulnier G

what is it?

The Morane-Saulnier G was a two-seat sport and racing monoplane produced in France before the First World War. It was a development of the racing monoplanes designed by Léon Morane and Raymond Saulnier after leaving Borel and, like its predecessors, was a wire-braced, shoulder-wing monoplane. Construction was of fabric-covered wood throughout, except for the undercarriage struts which were of steel tube.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 9.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 123 km/htop speed
• size 370 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 114 years ago, in 1912.
• 🚗Wingspan of 9.2 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight

1912

number built

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role

sport aircraft

engines

1× Gnome

length

6.3 m

wingspan

9.2 m

max take-off weight

370 kg

top speed

123 km/h

range

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wings

monoplane

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.