Morane-Saulnier L

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The Morane-Saulnier L, or Morane-Saulnier Type L, or officially MoS-3, was a French parasol wing one or two-seat scout aeroplane of the First World War. The Type L became one of the first successful fighter aircraft when it was fitted with a single machine gun that fired through the arc of the propeller, which was protected by armoured deflector wedges. Its immediate effectiveness in this role launched an arms race in fighter development, and the Type L was swiftly rendered obsolete. The original Type L used wing warping for lateral control, but a later version designated Type LA was fitted with ailerons.

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L; MS.3; Morane-Saulnier MS.3; Morane-Saulnier MS.III; Morane-Saulnier Type L; Type L
length 249 inch, mass 839 pound, speed 76 mile per hour, machine gun
land-based aircraft, fighter monoplane with 1 engineMorane-Saulnier, 

Albatros D.IIAquilon 20Aquilon 203ASAvia BH-33Avia S-103fighter monoplane with 1 engine


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    Carcasses d'avions Farman, probablement sur l'île de Ténédos - photographie de presse - François Masnou - btv1b53235123z
    Morane-Saulnier L scale modelMorane-Saulnier L scale model
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    Georges Guynemer dans son Morane Saulnier, c'est dans cet avion qu'il remporta sa 1ère victoire le 19 juillet 1915 avec Charles Guerder, le mécanicien-mitrailleur qui descendit l'avion allemand - (photographie de... - btv1b69455912