Voisin Type 5 Bomber (1915)
The Voisin 5 could mount a single 7.7mm machine gun or a 37mm cannon in the bow gun position.
On the whole, the Voisin Type 5 (or simply "Voisin 5" or "Type 5") was a single engine aircraft powered by a "pusher-type" propeller arrangement mounted to the rear of a central nacelle. Wings were of the biplane variety - with the top assembly shifted forward - and stemmed from the rear of the nacelle over and under the engine placement. The empennage consisted of Vee-shaped cable-and-strut arrangement leading to the extreme rear where a single vertical tail fin was located, crossing an elongated elevator. The undercarriage was of a quadruple type and remained static in flight, one wheel to a landing gear strut. Seating consisted of a single pilot/gunner/bombardier seated in the forward portion of the nacelle just forward of the engine mounting. This forward position - offering up unparalleled views - held the standard primary armament that consisted of a single 7.7mm machine gun or a 1 x 37mm cannon. Up to 132 pounds of external stores in the form of bombs could be carried. Aside from this base Type 5 model, other developments included an experimental twin engine model appearing for a short time. This particular airframe was used to test a "pusher-puller" engine design layout approach (one engine pulling the aircraft whilst the other pushed it along) to the existing airframe but apparently came to naught.
In action, the Type 5 held its own for the most part but were not very highly sought after by pilots as the weapon she was marketed to be. Despite the beneficial additions and changes to the III series design, the Type 5 was not that much better than the design it replaced. Performance gains were minimal and the increase in power led only to a small increase in overall payload capacity. In the end, yet another attempt at a pusher-type aircraft produced very little operational fruit for the system proved to have some very serious inherent drawbacks including susceptibility to rear attack (no defensive armament was afforded the rear as the engine took up this space) and a single crewmember was expected to fill three onboard roles at once. Other operators of quantitative note included Russia. Text ©2003-2013 www.MilitaryFactory.com • All Rights Reserved • No Reproduction Permitted
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Specifications for the
Voisin Type 5
Bomber
Country of Origin: France
Manufacturer: Voisin - France
Initial Year of Service: 1915
Production: 300
Focus Model: Voisin Type 5
Crew: 1
Length: 31.27ft (9.53m)
Width: 48.39ft (14.75m)
Height: 11.91ft (3.63m)
Weight (Empty): 0lbs (0kg)
Weight (MTOW): 2,513lbs (1,140kg)
Powerplant: 1 x Salmson (Canton-Unne) 9-cylinder liquid-cooled radial engine developing 150hp.
Maximum Speed: 65mph (105kmh; 57kts)
Maximum Range: 0miles (0km)
Service Ceiling: 11,483ft (3,500m; 2.2miles)
Rate-of-Climb: 0 feet per minute (0m/min)
Hardpoints: 2
Armament Suite:
1 x 7.7mm machine gun OR 1 x 37mm cannon
Up to 132lbs of external stores.
Variants:
LAS - Factory Designation
Type 5 - Base Series Designation
Operators: France, Russia and Switzerland.
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