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- 1. Voisin VIII NARA 17342123: Central News Photo Service· Public domain
what is it?
The Voisin VIII is a French two-seat biplane pusher which was built in two versions, one fitted with a 37mm Hotchkiss cannon (the LBP or Ca.2), and the other as a conventional bomber (the LAP or Bn.2).
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 18 m wingspan
base stats
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 110 years ago, in 1916.
- Wingspan of 18 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
- 1916
- introduced
- 1916
- retired
- 1918
- status
- retired
- number built
- 1,100
- role
- night bomber
- engines
- 1× Peugeot 8Aa
- crew
- 2
- length
- 10.4 m
- wingspan
- 18 m
- height
- 4 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,860 kg
- top speed
- 118 km/h
- range
- 350 km
- ceiling
- 4,300 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3562375, Wikipedia: Voisin VIII (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.