Voisin Canard

what is it?

The Voisin Canard was an aircraft developed by the Voisin brothers during 1910 and first flown early in 1911. It was named the Canard because of the resemblance of its forward fuselage to that of a duck's long neck while in flight. It was originally flown as a landplane: with the addition of floats it became one of the first seaplanes used by the French Navy.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 12.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 90 km/htop speed
• size 549 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 115 years ago, in 1911.
• 🚗Wingspan of 12.2 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

1911-02

introduced

1911

number built

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role

military aircraft

origin

🇫🇷 France

engines

1× Gnome

crew

1

length

7.9 m

wingspan

12.2 m

max take-off weight

549 kg

top speed

90 km/h

range

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