Morane-Saulnier P

what is it?

The Morane-Saulnier Type P (official designations MS.21, MS.24 and MS.26) was a French parasol wing two-seat reconnaissance aeroplane of the First World War. Morane-Saulnier built 595 for the French air force, and it was also used by the British until 1916–17.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 156 km/htop speed
• size 733 kgmax take-off weight
• built 595made in total

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 111 years ago, in 1915.
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.2 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1915

introduced

1916

number built

595

role

reconnaissance

makers

Morane-Saulnier

engines

1× Le Rhone 9J

crew

2

length

7.2 m

wingspan

11.2 m

height

3.5 m

max take-off weight

733 kg

top speed

156 km/h

range

—

ceiling

4,800 m

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