Salmson 2

what is it?

The Salmson 2 A.2, (often shortened to Salmson 2) was a French biplane reconnaissance aircraft developed and produced by Salmson to a 1916 requirement. Along with the Breguet 14, it was the main reconnaissance aircraft of the French army in 1918 and was also used by American Expeditionary Force aviation units. At the end of the First World War, one-third of French reconnaissance aircraft were Salmson 2s.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11.8 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 188 km/htop speed
• range 500 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,290 kgmax take-off weight
• built 3,800made 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 109 years ago, in 1917.
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.8 m: about 3 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

1917

number built

3,800

role

reconnaissance biplane

makers

Salmson

engines

1× Salmson 9Za

crew

2

length

8.5 m

wingspan

11.8 m

height

2.9 m

max take-off weight

1,290 kg

top speed

188 km/h

range

500 km

ceiling

6,250 m

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