Voisin V

what is it?

The Voisin V was a French pusher-type bomber aircraft of World War I.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 16 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 119 km/htop speed
• size 1,470 kgmax take-off weight
• built 350made 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 16 m: about 4 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

number built

350

role

bomber

origin

🇫🇷 France

makers

Voisin

engines

1× Salmson (Canton-Unné) P9

crew

2

length

9.6 m

wingspan

16 m

height

3.8 m

max take-off weight

1,470 kg

top speed

119 km/h

range

—

ceiling

3,505 m

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