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AIRCRAFT >> OTHER AIRCRAFT >> Morane
Catalog Number:
1993.214
Location:
JONES BUILDING, 5TH FLOOR
Description:
Junker E-II Is Among The Many New Fighters Produced During 1916, Was The Worlds First All Metal, Cantilevered Wing Fighter, The Junkers J-2, Designated The E-11. Some Six Of These Advanced Aircraft Were Built. Armed With A Single Spandau Gun They Had A Top Speed Of 127 Mph For Reasons Unknown No Production Followed.Morane Ac Is A Contrasting With The Junkers Was The Ac Model Of The Morane N. Bullet Fighter Which Also Came Out In 1916 Armed With A Single Vickers Gun, Which Had A Rigid Under Wing Truss Instead Of The Previous Pylon And Wire Bracing. Only 31 Were Built.
