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Morane-Saulnier

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First flown in 1915, the AR was a two-seat parasol-wing monoplane constructed largely of wood with fabric covering. About 400 ...

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The Morane-Saulnier Type N was followed into service by two larger, more powerful and better-armed variants, the Type LA and ...

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As a direct result of concern over the escalating costs of fighter manufacture, a programme for the development of so-called chasseurs legers, ...

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Retaining the basic airframe of the M.S.121, the M.S.221, which appeared in 1928 as a replacement contender in the Jockey programme, carried ...

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Shortly after the initiation of M.S.223 flight testing, the entire Jockey fighter concept was adjudged a failure and, with the inhibitions imposed ...

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Developed from the M.S.300 primary trainer prototype of 1930, and its M.S.301 and M.S.302 variants, the Morane-Saulnier M.S.315 flew for ...

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In 1932, Morane-Saulnier initiated study of a dedicated shipboard version of the M.S.225 fighter. Designated M.S.226 and powered by a similar ...

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To meet the same C1 requirement for which the M.S.275 was proffered, Morane-Saulnier developed in parallel the M.S.325. This, for the first ...

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The prototype Morane-Saulnier M.S.340, flown during April 1933, was designed as a touring or training aircraft. It retained the company's usual ...

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The C1 (monoplace de chasse) requirement first issued by the Service Technique Aeronautique in 1930 - when it was finally conceded that ...

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Numerically the most important Armee de l'Air fighter at the commencement of World War II, the MS 406 combined the structural design ...

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Designed in response to a C1 requirement initially issued in September 1934, the M.S.405 was of classic tubular metal construction, but unusual ...

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Flown for the first time on 8 February 1936, the Morane-Saulnier M.S.350 was a small single-seat open-cockpit aerobatic biplane with equal-span ...

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Drawing heavily on components of the M.S.405 fighter, the Morane-Saulnier design team put forward an advanced trainer under the designation ...

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On 27 February 1937, a new C1 requirement was issued by the Service Technique Aeronautique and one of the fighters designed to ...

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During the winter of 1939-40, development of an upgraded version of the M.S.406 was begun as the M.S.410. The programme was ...

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Developed under the Vichy regime by Morane-Saulnier chief designer Gauthier, the Morane-Saulnier M.S.470.01 Vanneau two-seat advanced trainer prototype made its ...

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The prototype Morane-Saulnier M.S.560 single-seat low-wing aerobatic monoplane was built in 1946. It had retractable landing gear, a rearward-sliding cockpit canopy ...

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First twin-engine design by this company since World War I, the Morane-Saulnier M.S.700 of 1948 was a sleek, cantilever low-wing ...

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Development of the Morane-Saulnier M.S.733 Alcyon (kingfisher) basic trainer began with the M.S.730.01 prototype, which flew for the first time ...

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In January 1953 Morane-Saulnier flew the prototype M.S.755 Fleuret, a two-seat jet trainer which competed with the Fouga Magister for ...

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Flown for the first time on 12 May 1958, the prototype Morane-Saulnier M.S.1500.01 Epervier (sparrow-hawk) was a two-seat cantilever low-wing ...

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