In 1912 the Voisin firm built their Type L reconnaissance biplane pusher, first with the Le Rhône 9C rotary engine rated at 80 hp. Later in 1913, they introduced another version of the Type L this time fitted with a Gnôme 7A rotary engine rated at 70 hp. The French Army ordered 70 machines total of the Type L, where it is not known how many exactly were ordered of each version. These different powered versions were identified in the French army as the Voisin Type I (Le Rhône powered) and Type II (Gnôme powered).
Individual machines were coded on the (invisible here) within the order range of V1 - V70.
Externally these machines were similar safe the engines fitted, which were both rotary engines. The engine is seen surrounded by a metal round construction mainly to limit the spreading of lubrication oil over the machine. Mark the enormous fuel tank fitted right behind the two man crew.
The remarkably fact is that the basic pusher configuration was used for all Voisin Types till the end of the war. Types were continually developed and ran from Type I till Type X (Type 10). No records seem to have survived about exact numbers, but as the highest V number was in the neighbourhood of V3600 total numbers will be near 3600 (!) during the war.
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