WW1 plane Morane-Saulnier N

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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: 1
Length: 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 minutes
Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)[citation needed]
Time to altitude: 2,000 m (6,562 ft) in 10 minutes
Armament
Guns: 1 x .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun or .31 in (7.9 mm) Hotchkiss aircraft vehicle plane fighter propeller airplane air historic historic aircraft