Morane-Saulnier Type H

Record Aircraft / (unarmed) Fighter

Morane-Saulnier Type H © Karsten Palt
Photo ©: Karsten Palt
The Morane-Saulnier Type H is a single-engine single-seat (unarmed) fighter aircraft produced by the French manufacturer Aéroplanes Morane-Saulnier.
The Morane-Saulnier Type H was also license-built by the British manufacturer Grahame-White Aviation Company and by the German manufacturer Pfalz Flugzeugwerke. The German Pfalz E.I, E.II, E.IV, E.V and E.VI were armed with a LMG 08/15.
Crew1
Propulsion1 Rotary Engine
Engine ModelLe Rhône 9C
Engine Power60 kW80 hp
Speed120 km/h65 kts
  75 mph
Range178 km96 NM
110 mi.
Empty Weight188 kg415 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight444 kg979 lbs
Wing Span9,11 m29 ft 11 in
Length5,84 m19 ft 2 in
Height2,26 m7 ft 5 in
First Flight1913
Production Statusout of production
Total Production26
Data for (Version)Morane-Saulnier Type H
VariantsPfalz E.I, E.II, E.IV, E.V, E.VI

[Photo-ID: 10827] © Karsten Palt 2015-04-04
Morane-Saulnier Type H, , , c/n ,© Karsten Palt, 2015Morane-Saulnier
Type H
 
Musee de l Air et de l Espace [Paris Le Bourget]
[Photo-ID: 10828] © Karsten Palt 2015-04-04
Morane-Saulnier Type H, , , c/n ,© Karsten Palt, 2015Morane-Saulnier
Type H
 
Musee de l Air et de l Espace [Paris Le Bourget]