Morane-Saulnier BB
The Morane-Saulnier BB was a military observation aircraft produced in France during World War I for use by Britain's Royal Flying Corps. It was a conventional single-bay biplane design with seating for the pilot and observer in tandem, open cockpits. The original order called for 150 aircraft powered by 110-hp Le Rhône 9J rotary engines, but shortages meant that most of the 94 aircraft eventually built were delivered with 80 hp Le Rhône 9C rotaries instead. A water-cooled Hispano-Suiza 8A engine was trialled as an alternative in the Type BH, but this remained experimental only. A production licence was sold to the Spanish company Compañía Española de Construcciones Aeronáuticas (CECA), which built twelve fitted with Hispano-Suiza engines in 1916.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Morane-Saulnier
- Country of origin
- France
- First flight
- 1915-01-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 80 kt
- Max speed
- 80 kt
- Service ceiling
- 13,000 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 1,650 lb
- Powerplant
- Le Rhône 9J
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 23 ft
- Wingspan
- 28 ft
- Height
- 8 ft
- Number built
- 107
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.