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hate to shoot back at ya Al, but the info i have for the mornae parasol type L from Janes ww1 book lists total wieght at 839lbs and useful at 550lbs with a 80hp engine.....
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My major source, Aircraft of WWI by Kenneth Munson lists the empty weight of the MS-L as 869 lbs, and the loaded weight at 1499 lbs. *With an 80 hp Gnome or Le Rhone.
By contrast, the Nieuport 17 is listed with an empty weight of 825 lbs and a loaded weight of 1246 lbs. with a 110 hp Le Rhone. *But it was widely believed at the time that Bishop's Nieuport had a 120 hp Le Rhone which was available at that time and was being fitted to Nieuport 17s.
By the way, the informtion here on the Aerodrome's aircraft section, nearly matches my own.
VBR,
Al Lowe