Morane-Borel monoplane

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Morane-Borel monoplane
Emile Taddeoli monoplane.jpg
Emile Taddéoli in ~1911/13
RoleSports plane
Manufacturer Morane brothers and Gabriel Borel
DesignerRaymond Saulnier
First flight1911

The Morane-Borel monoplane (sometimes referred to with the retronym Morane-Saulnier Type A or simply the Morane monoplane; company designation Bo.1 [1] ) was an early French single-engine, single-seat aircraft. It was flown in several European air races.

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Design

The Monoplane was a mid-wing tractor configuration monoplane powered by a 50 hp Gnome Omega seven-cylinder rotary engine driving a two-bladed Chauvière Intégrale propeller. The fuselage was a rectangular-section wire-braced box girder, with the forward part covered in plywood and the rear part fabric covered: the rear section was left uncovered in some examples. The two-spar wings had elliptical ends and were braced by a pyramidal cabane in front of the pilot and an inverted V-strut underneath the fuselage, behind the undercarriage. Lateral control was effected by wing warping and the empennage consisted of a fixed horizontal stabiliser with tip-mounted full-chord elevators at either end and an aerodynamically balanced rudder, with no fixed vertical surface. In later examples the horizontal surfaces were modified, and consisted of a fixed surface with balanced elevators hinged to the trailing edge. [2] The undercarriage consisted of a pair of short skids, each carried on a pair of struts, and a pair of wheels on a cross-axle bound to the skids by bungee cords, and a tailskid.

A two-seat version was later produced, with the fuselage lengthened to 7.0 m (23 ft) and wingspan increased to 10 m (34 ft). [2]

Operational history

The Monoplane achieved fame when Jules Védrines flew one to victory in the 1911 Paris-to-Madrid air race, the only competitor to finish the four-day course. Later in the year he came second in the Circuit of Britain, flying an aircraft powered by a 70 hp Gnome. [3] Another was flown by André Frey in the Paris-Rome race in 1911, finishing third. [4] Emile Taddéoli was another owner of a Morane monoplane.

A two-seat version, powered by an 80 Gnome was entered for the 1912 British Military Aeroplane Competition. [2]

Surviving examples

As of 2007 a single example remained extant, undergoing conservation work at the Canada Aviation Museum.[ citation needed ]

Operators

Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
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Specifications

From: l'Aérophile, 15 April 1911, p. 170

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. Borel designations | Secret Projects Forum
  2. 1 2 3 The Borel Monoplane Flight 20 July 1912 p. 651
  3. Daily Mail Circuit of Britain Flight 29 July 1911, p.661
  4. Villard, Henry Serrano (1987). Blue Ribbon of the Air . Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. p.  158. ISBN   0-874-74-942-5.

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