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reconnaissance aircraft in the A.2 (tactical reconnaissance) role. Salmson had built the 1½ Strutter under license, and the
Salmson 2, while an original design, had more in common with the Sopwith than to the Salmson-Moineau. The aircraft was of conventional construction with a two-bay biplane
152:, was that the pilot and gunner were widely separated, making communication difficult. Production was ordered after trials on 29 April 1917, and deliveries were underway by October of that year. Around 3,200 Salmson 2s were built in France, 2,200 by Salmson and the remainder by the
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was a modified
Salmson 2. The primary change was that the pilot and gunner were seated back-to-back in a single cockpit. Large scale production was planned, but was cancelled with the end of the war.
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MĂ©chin, David (April 2023). "Le
Salmson 2A2: Bonne surprise sous l'uniforme, Première partie" [The Salmson 2A2: A Pleasant Surprise under the Uniform, Part 1].
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water-cooled radial engine. Some minor control problems were quickly resolved in early testing, but the main defect of the
Salmson 2, shared with the contemporary
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During the First World War, the
Salmson factory built aircraft engines, generally 9- and later 18-cylinder water-cooled radial engines developed from the
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was an enlarged version fitted with armour to meet the ground attack role. Production in 1918 was limited, and was cancelled at the end of the war.
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MĂ©chin, David (May 2023). "Le
Salmson 2A2: Le guerrier de retour au civil" [The Salmson 2A2: The Warrior Returns to Civil Life].
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Morareau, Lucien (February 1990). "Histoire de l'Aviation
Embarquée en France: La 4 Flotille, de la reconnaissance au bombardement".
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Canton-Unné design, an early stationary radial engine design used for military aircraft. The company's first aircraft was the
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ex-military
Salmson 2s converted into open cockpit civilian passenger aircraft after the First World War.
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In addition to its service with the French army, the
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Salmson 2s converted into enclosed civilian passenger aircraft after the First World War.
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supply depot, although the total number of aircraft produced may have been as high as 1,000.
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air units. Some 700 were purchased, and were generally successful.
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Owers, Colin A.; Jon S. Guttman; James J. Davilla (2001).
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After First World War, the Salmson 2 A.2 produced by
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Salmson 2 Limousine photo from L'AĂ©ronautique October 1921
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188 km/h (117 mph, 102 kn) at sea level
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The Salmson 2 came from a requirement to replace the
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2,000 m (6,562 ft) in 7 minutes 13 seconds
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187:Salmson 2 Berline of Lignes Aeriennes Latécoére,
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619:Replica Salmson 2 A.2/Otsu 1 in Japan.
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631:Replica Salmson 2 A.2 in Toulouse, France.
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269:Postwar Salmson 2s were purchased by
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112:aviation units. At the end of the
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587:Kakamigahara Aerospace Museum,
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702:1,290 kg (2,844 lb)
251:(äą™-1) Reconnaissance Aircraft
1100:Aircraft first flown in 1917
369:American Expeditionary Force
110:American Expeditionary Force
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931:. Paris: Dunod. p. 33.
696:780 kg (1,720 lb)
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452:French Navy
314:AĂ©ropostale
141:Dorand A.R.
1074:Categories
786:References
778:Lewis guns
688:Wing area:
302:Tokorozawa
287:Army Type
150:Airco DH.4
146:Salmson 9Z
106:Breguet 14
911:0757-4169
894:0757-4169
877:0757-4169
676:Wingspan:
650:Data from
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383:Japanese
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154:Latécoère
91:Salmson 2
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757:Armament
608:Replicas
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375:Post-war
294:Kawasaki
196:Variants
967:Salmson
682:Height:
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158:Hanriot
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71:History
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467:Japan
283:Japan
170:Ecole
126:Swiss
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