The Morane-Saulnier MS.147 and its derivatives, the MS.148 and MS.149 were a family of trainer aircraft produced in France in the late 1920s for civil and military use.[1][2] They were derived from other machines in Morane-Saulnier's successful line of monoplane trainers, combining the wire-braced parasol wing of the MS.138 with the fuselage and undercarriage of the MS.130.[2]
| MS.147, MS.148, and MS.149 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Trainer |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Morane-Saulnier |
| First flight | 1928 |
| Number built | 166 |
The various subtypes saw service with the Aéronavale, Aéropostale, and a number of foreign air arms. They were largely withdrawn from French military service by 1935.[2]
Variants
edit- MS.147
- production version with Salmson 9Ac engine (106 built)
- MS.147P
- mailplane version for Aéropostale (3 built)
- MS.148
- version with Salmson 7Ac engine (1 built)
- MS.149
- version with Lorraine 5Pa engine for Aéronavale (56 built)
Operators
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- Aéronavale (56 × MS.149)
- Aéropostale (3 × MS.147P)
- (30 × MS.147)
- Hellenic Air Force (5 × MS.147)
- Venezuelan Air Force (MS.147)
Specifications (MS.147)
editData from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928,[3] Aviafrance:Morane-Saulnier MoS-147[4]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 7 m (23 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 10.9 m (35 ft 9 in)
- Height: 3.69 m (12 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 19.3 m2 (208 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 584 kg (1,287 lb)
- Gross weight: 850 kg (1,874 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Salmson 9Ac 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 89 kW (120 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
- Wing loading: 43.6 kg/m2 (8.9 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 0.1067 kW/kg (0.0649 hp/lb)
See also
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References
edit- ^ Taylor 1989, 685
- ^ a b c The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing. p. 2554.
- ^ Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 112c.
- ^ Parmentier, Bruno. "Morane-Saulnier MoS-147". Aviafrance - Un siècle d'aviation française. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
Further reading
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- Lacaze, Henri & Preface by Lherbet, Claude (2013). Morane Saulnier: ses avions, ses projets [Morane Saulnier: Their Aircraft and Projects] (in French). Outreau, France: Lela Presse. ISBN 978-2-914017-70-1.