Thomas-Morse

From Wings of Linen

Production aircraft from the Great War or shortly thereafter include:

  • Thomas-Morse T-2 [note 1]
  • Thomas-Morse D-2 [note 2]
  • Thomas-Morse D-5 [note 3]
  • Thomas-Morse S-4
  • Thomas-Morse S-4B
  • Thomas-Morse S-4C [note 4]
  • Thomas-Morse S-4E
  • Thomas-Morse S-5

References

Notes
  1. 24 T-2 tractor biplanes were supplied to the British Admiralty in 1915.[1]
  2. The D-2 was a tractor biplane, the first to use a Thomas-Morse engine.[1]
  3. The D-5 was a 1915 landplane design.[1]
  4. The S-4C was a 1917 single-seat trainer with a 80hp Le Rhône or 100hp Gnome rotary.[2]
Citations
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lamberton, p.12.
  2. Argus Vol. 1, p.58.
Bibliography
  • Argus Books, Airplane Archive: Aircraft of World War One, Volume 1. Great Britain: Argus Books, 1989. ISBN 0-85242-983-5
  • W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Limited, 1960.
  • Frank Strnad, Aircraft Profile No. 68: The Thomas-Morse Scout. Profile Publications, 1966.
  • Colin A. Owers, Windsock Datafile 166: Thomas Morse S-4 Scout. Albatros Productions, 2014.