Voisin Type 5

History

The French bomber Voisin 5 was developed from the tried and tested Voisin III series and used in the First World War. While the Series III lived up to the expectations of them, it soon became apparent that aircraft with a higher bomb load were better suited to changing fronts. The III series was used as the basis for a new bomber, with a more powerful airframe and more powerful engines, as well as other minor technical changes. This new development is now classified as the Voisin Model 5 and was used alongside the Model III for a while, eventually replacing them on the production line.

Appreciated for a short time, the Type 5 was eventually relegated to bomber training and limited bombing operations.

Generally speaking, the Voisin 5 (or simply "Voisin 5" or "5") is a single-engine aircraft powered by a "thrust" propeller assembly mounted to the rear of the central nacelle. The wing is a biplane variant - the upper assembly is moved forward - and originates at the rear of the nacelle above and below the engine location. The empennage consists of a V-shaped cable strut arrangement leading to the tail of the end, where a single vertical fin sits and passing through a slender elevator. The landing gear is quadruple and remains stationary in flight, one wheel on one landing gear strut.

The seats consisted of a pilot/gunner/bombardier sitting in the front of the nacelle in front of the engine mounts. This forward position - offering unparalleled visibility - contains standard primary armament, including a 7.7mm machine gun or 1 x 37mm cannon. Can carry external supplies in the form of bombs up to 132 lbs.

In addition to this base Model 5 model, other developments include an experimental twin-engine model that hit the market shortly after. This particular airframe was used to test the "push-pull" engine design layout method (one engine pulls the aircraft, the other pushes the aircraft forward) on the existing airframe, but this was apparently unsuccessful.

In service, the Type 5 largely held its own, but wasn't much sought after by pilots due to the lack of demand for the weapons it sold. Despite useful additions and changes to the Series III design, the Model 5 was not much better than the design it replaced. The performance gain is minimal, resulting in only a slight increase in overall payload capacity.

In the end, another attempt at a propulsion aircraft had little success, as the system proved to have some very serious inherent shortcomings, including vulnerability to attack from the rear (there was no defensive armament for the rear due to the engine occupying that space) ) ). A crew member is expected to have three roles on board at the same time. The other operator of quantitative importance is Russia.

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