Morane
Saulnier L / Pfalz A.1 36" N003
Skill Level: Intermediate
More than 125 parts
SPECIFICATIONS
Scale:
1/12
Prop:
9 x 7
Channels:
R/E/T
Wheels: Balsa Ply w Neo Tires
Airfoil Type: flat bottomed
Wing
Area: 208 sq in
Cowl:
built up balsa and plywood
Designer:
M.K.
Bengtson/Peter Rake
Weight:
13 oz
Spinner:
N/A
Power
System: geared 4:1; 280/300
FEATURES
- One piece construction
- 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.