Morane L 72"

Morane L 72"		Short Kit & Plans: $80 0Buy It
		Plans: $30 0Buy It
Skill Level: Intermediate More than 180 laser cut parts	SPECIFICATIONS
	Scale: 1/6	Prop: 12 x 8
	Channels: R/E/A/T	Wheels: balsa and plywood with Neoprene foam tires
	Wingspan: 72"	Airfoil Type: flat bottomed
	Wing Area: 832 sq in	Cowl: built up balsa and plywood
Designer: M.K. Bengtson	Weight: 4 pounds 10 oz	jSpinner: N/A
Prototype By: Dave Ottney	Power System: Endoplasma and Olympus Belt Drive or AXI 2826 Brushless	Shipping Weight: 7 pounds


	Decals Available	Instruction Manual
FEATURES Removable wing Scale dihederal with hidden trailing edge ailerons Box front fuselage, built up rear Laser cut parts for built up cowl included Laser cut tail parts included Balsa and plywood wheel kit with Neoprene foam rubber tire material included Kit can be constructed as a Pfalz A.1
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE A "parasol" monoplane, the Morane Type L was a fragile two-seat reconnaissance aircraft. It was the first aircraft armed with a fixed machine gun that fired through the propeller arc. Steel plates deflected bullets that struck the propellor. Armed with a Hotchkiss machine gun firing 8 mm solid copper bullets, Roland Garros tested the design in April 1915. He scored three victories in three weeks before the Germans captured him and the plane.