| Voisin X/10/LAR/LBR/E.54 | |
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| Role | Night Bomber & Reconnaissance |
| Manufacturer | Voisin |
| Designer | Gabriel Voisin |
| First flight | 1917 |
| Introduction | 1917 |
| Primary user | France Aéronautique Militaire |
| Number built | approx 900 LAR & LBR built. |
| Developed from | Voisin VIII |
The Voisin X (sometimes written as Voisin 10) was a French two-seat pusher biplane which was built in two versions, one fitted with a 37 mm (1.46 in) Hotchkiss cannon (the LBR or X Ca.2), and the other as a conventional night bomber (the LAR or X Bn.2). Problems with the Peugeot engine in the previous Voisin VIII led to the installation of a new Renault engine of greater power and reliability, but the new aircraft was otherwise nearly identical to the VIII.[1] Despite its obsolescence, it would make up the bulk of front line night bomber escadrilles until the end of the war.
- ^ Davilla, p.557