| Type AR, MS.35 | |
|---|---|
| |
| MS.35R | |
| Role | TrainerType of aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Morane-Saulnier |
| First flight | 1915 |
| Primary user | Aéronautique Militaire |
| Number built | >400 |
The Morane-Saulnier AR was a trainer aircraft produced in France during and after the First World War.
Design and development
Developed from the Morane-Saulnier LA reconnaissance aircraft, the AR was a wire-braced parasol-wing monoplane of conventional design with two open cockpits in tandem and cross-axle-style tailskid undercarriage. Construction was mostly of fabric-covered wood, but the forward fuselage was skinned in metal.
Large-scale production commenced after the Armistice, with the type now designated MS.35, in a number of subtypes differentiated principally in the engine used. Although Morane-Saulnier hoped to sell the type on the civil market as a touring machine, most of the 400 examples built saw service with the French Army, but others were used by the Navy and still others exported to foreign air arms. The MS.35s were used in France until 1929, when some of them were purchased by the country's flying clubs.
Variants
- Type AR
- MS.35R - main production version with Le Rhône 9C engine
- MS.35A - version with Anzani engine
- MS.35C - version with Clerget 9C engine
Operators
- Aéronautique Militaire
- Écoles de pilotage
- Aéronautique Navale
- (70 examples)
- Soviet Air Force - (60 examples)
Specifications (MS.35R)
Data from "Morane-Saulnier Type AR (M.S.35)"
General characteristics
- Crew: Two, pilot and instructor
- Length: 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 10.57 m (34 ft 8 in)
- Gross weight: 764 kg (1,680 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Le Rhône 9C , 60 kW (80 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 125 km/h (78 mph, 68 kn)
- Service ceiling: 4,600 m (15,100 ft)
Notes
- ^ Taylor 1989, 684
- ^ "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft", 2538
- "The Paris Aero Show 1919", 64
- Wauthy & de Neve 1995, p. 31
- Passingham & Noël 1989, p. 15
References
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing.
- "The Paris Aero Show 1919". Flight: 63–70. 15 January 1920. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- Kotelnikov, V.; Kulikov, V. & Cony, C. (December 2001). "Les avions français en URSS, 1921–1941" [French Aircraft in the USSR, 1921–1941]. Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (105): 50–56. ISSN 1243-8650.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 684. ISBN 0-7106-0710-5.
- Hirschauer, Louis; Dollfus, Charles, eds. (1920). L'Année Aéronautique: 1919-1920. Paris: Dunod. p. 21.
- Hirschauer, Louis; Dollfus, Charles, eds. (1921). L'Année Aéronautique: 1920-1921. Paris: Dunod. p. 29.
- Passingham, Malcolm; Noël (October 1989). "Les avions militaires roumains de 1910 à 1945". Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French). No. 239. pp. 14–15, 17–21.
- Wauthy, Jean-Luc & de Neve, Florian (April 1995). "Les aéronefs de la Force Aérienne Belge, deuxième partie 1919–1935" [Aircraft of the Belgian Air Force]. Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French). No. 305. pp. 28–33. ISSN 0757-4169.
Further reading
- Lacaze, Henri & Lherbert, 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.
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