Bomberslight bomber and ground attack aircraft
Voisin III
The Voisin III was a French World War I two-seat pusher biplane multi-purpose aircraft developed by Voisin in 1914 as a more powerful version of the 1912 Voisin L. It is notable for being the aircraft used for the first successful shooting down of an enemy aircraft on October 5, 1914, and to have been used to equip the first dedicated bomber units, in September 1914.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Voisin
- Category
- Bombers
- First flight
- 1914-01-01
- Length
- 378 m
- Wingspan
- 630 m
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 57 kt
- Max speed
- 60 kt
- Range
- 110 nm
- Service ceiling
- 11,500 ft
- Rate of climb
- 33 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 2,976 lb
- Empty weight
- 2,094 lb
- Powerplant
- Salmson M.9 9-cylinder water-cooled radial engine
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 31.2 ft
- Wingspan
- 48.3 ft
- Height
- 9.8 ft
- Number built
- 1,350
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.