The Morane-Saulnier N, also known as the Morane-Saulnier Type N, was a French monoplane fighter aircraft of the First World War. Designed and manufactured by Morane-Saulnier, the Type N entered service in April 1915 with the Aéronautique Militaire designated as the MoS-5 C1. It also equipped four squadrons of the Royal Flying Corps, in which it was nicknamed the Bullet, and was operated in limited numbers by the 19th Squadron of the Imperial Russian Air Force.
General characteristics
Crew: 1Length: 5.83 m (19 ft 2 in)Wingspan: 8.15 m (26 ft 9 in)Height: 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in)Empty weight: 288 kg (635 lb)Gross weight: 444 kg (979 lb)Powerplant: 1 × Le Rhône 9C 9-cylinder air-cooled rotary engine, 60 kW (80 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 144 km/h (89 mph, 78 kn)Range: 225 km (140 mi, 121 nmi)Endurance: 1 hour 30 minutesService ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)[citation needed]Time to altitude: 2,000 m (6,562 ft) in 10 minutesArmamentGuns: 1 x .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun or .31 in (7.9 mm) Hotchkiss