Morane Saulnier L / Pfalz A.1 72" N063

Skill Level: Intermediate

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Morane L 72"

SPECIFICATIONS
Scale: 1/6
Prop: 12 x 8
Channels: R/E/A/T
Wheels: Balsa Ply w Neo 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
Spinner: N/A  
Prototype By: Dave Ottney
Power System: Endoplasma and Olympus Belt Drive or AXI 2826 Brushless
Morane L 72"
Morane L 72"
Morane L 72"
Morane L 72"

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FEATURES

  • Removable wing
  • Scale dihederal with hidden trailing edge ailerons
  • Box front fuselage, built up rear
  • Built up cowl
  • Design 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.