With a distinctive large spinner, the Morane-Saulnier N looks, at least to the modern eye, better than the Parasol Type L, it met with much less success.
While the Type N was a graceful-looking aircraft, with an advanced, aerodynamic design, it was not easy to fly due to its stiff controls (using wing warping instead of ailerons) and high landing speed. The Type N mounted a single unsynchronized forward-firing machine gun, which used the deflector wedges, first demonstrated on the Morane-Saulnier Type L, in order to fire through the propeller arc.
A large metal spinner designed to streamline the aircraft caused the engines to overheat because the spinner deflected air away from the engine. In 1915, the spinner was removed, solving the overheating problem, and with very little loss in performance.
Only 49 were produced.
Top Speed: 90 m.p.h.
Manufacturer: Morane-Saulnier
Year: 1914
Engine: 80 h.p. Le Rhone 9-cylinder rotary
Wingspan: 26 feet 8 inches
Weight: 976 lb.
Armament: 1 machine gun