| Prior to the Franco-German Armistice, the M.S.412, an
improved version of the M.S.406, was under development
primarily to fulfil a Swiss requirement. As an
interim development aircraft, the twelfth pre-series M.S.405 had been fitted with the more powerful Hispano-Suiza 12Y45 engine and flown as the M.S.411, but a prototype
of the M.S.412 with the still more powerful HS
12Y51 engine was not completed in France, the programme
continuing in Switzerland as the D-3801.
Flown for the first time in October 1940, the D-3801 had
an HS 12Y51 rated at 1,050hp for take-off, a fixed
radiator bath similar to that developed for the M.S.410
and the same armament as that of the D-3800. Although
protracted teething troubles were suffered by the
Saurer-built HS 12Y51 engine, series production of the
D-3801 was undertaken by the Eidgenossisches Flugzeugwerke,
the Dornier-Werke AG (Doflug) and SWS,
deliveries commencing in 1941 and continuing until
1945, and a total of 207 being manufactured. These
were augmented by a further 17 built in 1947-48 from
spare assemblies remaining from the main production
run. After withdrawal from first-line service, some
D-3801s remained in use as advanced trainers and target-
tugs until 1959.
| A three-view drawing (1280 x 1024) |
WEIGHTS |
Take-off weight | 2720 kg | 5997 lb |
Empty weight | 2124 kg | 4683 lb |
DIMENSIONS |
Wingspan | 3.32 m | 11 ft 11 in |
Length | 8.17 m | 27 ft 10 in |
Height | 2.71 m | 9 ft 11 in |
Wing area | 17.10 m2 | 184.06 sq ft |
PERFORMANCE |
Max. speed | 535 km/h | 332 mph |
Range | 1200 km | 746 miles |
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James reply | Barry, 10.06.2014 16:33 Some wingspan - looks larger in the photograph and 3 - view! reply | neiyi, 20.06.2011 14:11 Please correct the name of the aircraft factory from Eidgenbssisches to Eidgenoessisches Flugzeugwerke. reply | Gerhard Katz, e-mail, 13.03.2011 19:09 Eidgenössische (or Eidgenoessische) Flugzeugwerke reply |
| Paulo, e-mail, 22.12.2010 02:43 Good Morning. The Morane Saulnier, had a great advantage:The Big Manobrability. Between 1944 and 1945, the air force of state of Croatia, used with sucess against american bombers b-17 reply | Dave Griffiths, e-mail, 05.06.2008 22:02 Please correct the name of the aircraft factory from Eidgenbssisches to Eidgenoessisches Flugzeugwerke. reply |
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