Voisin 4

Voisin 4
Role	Ground Attack
Manufacturer	Voisin
Introduction	April 1915
Primary users	France Russia
Number built	200
Developed from	Voisin 3
Engine	120hp Salmson M9 radial
Armament	37mm Hotchkiss cannon
Crew	2
Max Speed	90 km/h (56 mph)
Climb	2,000 m (6,560 ft) in 35:00
Ceiling	3,500 m (11,500 ft)
Endurance	3:09 or 4:00

The Voisin 4 was a Voisin 3 adapted to carry a 37mm cannon by lengthening the fuselage and shifting the wings backward. The gunner was moved to the front seat to operate the cannon. By their arrival at the front in April 1915, they were already to slow to be a fighter, but they found new life as ground-attack aircraft and they served with one unit all the way through May 1917. It was also known as the Voisin LB (or LBS when the engine was mounted on an elevated platform). A small number of them were built in Russia by Dux.

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Wings of Glory

Preliminary Stats

Availability	Maneuver	Damage	Dmg Points	Max Alt.	Climb
Apr15-Feb17	XA	C	11	9	8

Miniatures and Models

1:144 Scale

• Shapeways: Reduced Aircraft Factory

1:285/6mm/1:288 Scale

• Shapeways: Reduced Aircraft Factory

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Citations

Bibliography

• Enzo Angelucci, ed. The Rand M^cNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980. New York: The Military Press, 1983 edition. ISBN 0-517-41021-4.
• Dr. James J. Davilla and Arthur M. Soltan. French Aircraft of the First World War. Flying Machines Press, 1997. ISBN 0-9637110-4-0.
• Alan Durkota, Thomas Darcey, and Victor Kulikov. The Imperial Russian Air Service. Flying Machines Press, 1995. ISBN 0-9637110-2-4