page_title: Salmson 2
section_title: Specifications
hierarchical_section_title: Salmson 2 / Specifications
caption_attribution_description: English: Salmson 2 A.2 dwg
context_page_description: The Salmson 2, was a French biplane reconnaissance aircraft made by Salmson. It was developed to a 1916 requirement. Along with the Breguet 14, it was the main reconnaissance aircraft in use with the French army and the American Expeditionary Force's aviation units in 1918. At the end of the First World War, one-third of French reconnaissance aircraft were Salmson 2s.
context_section_description: Data from French Aircraft of the First World War
  General characteristics
  Crew: 2
  Length: 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)
  Wingspan: 11.75 m (38 ft 7 in)
  Height: 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
  Wing area: 37.27 m² (401.2 sq ft)
  Empty weight: 780 kg (1,720 lb)
  Gross weight: 1,290 kg (2,844 lb)
  Powerplant: 1 × Salmson 9Za 9-cylinder water-cooled radial piston engine, 172 kW (231 hp)
  Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 188 km/h (117 mph, 102 kn) at sea level
  Range: 500 km (310 mi, 270 nmi)
  Service ceiling: 6,250 m (20,510 ft)
  Time to altitude: 2,000 m (6,562 ft) in 7 minutes 13 seconds
  Armament
  Guns: ** 1 × forward synchronized 0.303 in Vickers machine gun
  2 × rear, ring-mounted 0.303 in Lewis guns
caption: Salmson 2 A.2 drawing
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