Voisin XII explained
The
Voisin XII was a prototype
French two-seat four-engine
biplane bomber built near the end of the
First World War but which did not enter service.
Development
The Voisin XII was a long-range night bomber with four Hispano-Suiza 8Bc engines mounted in pairs in tandem. The aircraft was built in response to the BN2 requirement for a long-range night bomber. One prototype was built and test flights were successful, but the war's end precluded the Voisin XII from being ordered into production.
The Voison XIII night-bomber or Type E.87-2 was a proposed development of the Voisin XII, it was not built.[1]
References
Bibliography
- Book: Davilla. Dr. James J.. Soltan. Arthur . French Aircraft of the First World War. Flying Machines Press. Mountain View, CA. 1997. 978-1891268090. 567–568.
- Book: Grey, C.G. . Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War I (1919). Facsimile . 2001 . Random House Group . London . 1-85170-347-0.
Notes and References
- Grey 2001, p. 125
