Voisin 10

Voisin 10
Role	Bomber/Reconnaissance
Manufacturer	Voisin
Introduction	early 1918
Primary user	France
Number built	~900
Wingspan	18.8 m (61 ft 8 in)
Engine	280-300hp Renault 12Fe
Armament	front flexible MG or 37mm Hotchkiss cannon 300 kg (660 lb) of bombs
Crew	2
Max Speed	135 km/h (84 mph)
Climb	2,000 m (6,560 ft) in 14:30-20:00 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 26:50 4,000 m (13,100 ft) in 50:00
Range	350 km (220 mi)
Endurance	3:00 - 5:00

The French Voisin 10 was an improved variant of the Voisin 8 two-seat pusher. The predecessor's Peugeot engine was found to be unreliable, but an excellent replacement was found in the 280hp Renault 12Fe used in the Voisin 10. The improved output allowed a larger fuselage and bomb load and a larger rudder. Roughly 900 Voisin 10's were built during the war, and they were very active in 1918 with several units, most famously as night bombers. The factory designated the Type 10 as the E.54 or the LAR. A cannon armed variant, the Voisin 10 Ca2 (designation LBR) saw some action, but Voisins by this time were seen less and less in the daytime.

For more information, see Wikipedia:Voisin X.

Timeline

Game Data

Wings of Glory

Unofficial Stats

Version	Availability	Maneuver	Damage	Dmg Points	Max Alt.	Climb
LAR with Lewis gun	early18-end	XD	B (360° high)	15	14	6
LBR with cannon		XD	C/-	15	14	6

Miniatures and Models

1:144 Scale

• Shapeways: Reduced Aircraft Factory, RAF (cannon)

1:285/6mm/1:288 Scale

• Shapeways: Reduced Aircraft Factory, RAF (cannon)

Resources

Isometric Top Views

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  Cannon-armed Voisin 10

References

Notes

Citations

Bibliography

• Dr. James J. Davilla and Arthur M. Soltan. French Aircraft of the First World War. Flying Machines Press, 1997. ISBN 0-9637110-4-0.
• Vital Ferry. French Aviation During the First World War. Paris: Histoire and Collections, 2014. ISBN 978-2-35250-370-5
• W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Reconnaissance & Bomber Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Ltd., 1962. ISBN 9780900435027