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Страна: Франция

Год: 1917

J.Davilla, A.Soltan French Aircraft of the First World War (Flying Machines)

Salmson 5

  The Salmson firm tested a modified version of the Salmson 2 in 1917. Designated Salmson 5, it had positively staggered wings with a slight sweepback. The shape of the rudder was slightly altered and enlarged elevators were attached to a fixed tailplane. The latter was a marked departure for aircraft produced by the Salmson firm.
  The Salmson 5 was intended to meet the requirements of the A2 category for artillery spotting. However, it was 23 km/h slower than the standard Salmson 2 and does not appear to have offered any significant advantages over that aircraft. Only a single Salmson 5 was built.


Salmson 5 Two-Seat Reconnaissance Aircraft with 230-hp Salmson 9Za
   Span 12.20 m (some sources state 11.75 m); length 7.80 m (some sources state 7.70 m); height 2.91 m (some sources state 2.82 m)
   Maximum speed: 169 km/h at 2,000 m
   One built



Salmson 7

  The Salmson 7 was intended to meet the A2 specification for 1918 calling for a payload of 150 kg, a ceiling of 7,000 m, a maximum speed of 200 km/h, and a minimum speed of 90 km/h. The new A2 design was to carry a T.S.F. unit. The Breguet 14 with a Rateau turbo-compressor and the SEA 4 were also designed to meet this requirement.
  The Salmson 7, possibly drawing from the experience with the preceding Salmson 5 and 6, was also a development of the standard Salmson 2. New features included an enlarged wing with a slight sweepback. The Salmson 7 had the same 230-hp Salmson 9Za engine as the Salmson 2. One major difference was the location of the crew members' cockpits. The pilot and observer were seated far apart on the Salmson 2, and this made communication between them virtually impossible. To rectify this problem, the crew of the Salmson 7 were seated back-to-back in a single cockpit tub. The Salmson 7 underwent STAe static testing on 19 August 1918; a coefficient of 6.5 was attained.
  The Aviation Militaire planned to order enough Salmson 7s to equip 74 escadrilles. However, the termination of hostilities resulted in only 20 being delivered to army cooperation escadrilles.


Salmson 7 Two-Seat Army Reconnaissance Aircraft with 230-hp Salmson 9Za
   Span 12.34 m; length 8.83 m; height 2.86 m; wing area 38.70 sq. m
   Maximum speed: 189 km/h
   Twenty built

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