Voisin L

what is it?

The Voisin L was a pusher biplane developed for the French Army's 1912 trials where it performed successfully. About 70 were built in France with around 400 manufactured under license in the Russian Empire. The aircraft was the first in a series of military pusher biplanes from Voisin all of which had similar design characteristics.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 13.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 95 km/htop speed
• size 1,100 kgmax take-off weight
• built 70made 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 114 years ago, in 1912.
• 🚗Wingspan of 13.5 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

1912

introduced

1913

number built

70

role

reconnaissance, bomber, trainer

origin

🇫🇷 France

engines

1× Le Rhône 9C

crew

2

length

10.5 m

wingspan

13.5 m

height

2.9 m

max take-off weight

1,100 kg

top speed

95 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.