Morane-Saulnier MS.225
| Morane-Saulnier MS.225 | |
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| Type: | Fighter plane |
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1932 |
| Commissioning: |
1933 |
The Morane-Saulnier MS.225 was a French all-metal fighter aircraft from 1932. The design basis of this first French fighter with a compressor -assisted radial engine was the Nieuport-Delage 629 .
history
The machine was first presented in 1932 at the Salon de l'aéronautique aircraft exhibition in Paris and went into series production immediately after successful testing. Of the 75 aircraft produced, 53 went to the Air Force from 1933, where they were used in class C.1 (monoplane). From February 1934, another 16 machines were delivered to the Navy and three machines to the Chinese Air Force. At the beginning of the Second World War , around 20 machines were still operational, and the last machines were scrapped by mid-1940.
properties
The all-metal - Hochdecker with slightly swept wings and compared with the previous model MS.224.01 reinforced hull was in the original version of a Gnome 9Krsd - radial engine with compressor driven. The non-retractable tail wheel undercarriage with covered wheels had a noticeably large track width.
use
The MS.225 were stationed with the 7th Jagdgeschwader (escadre) in Dijon and in two squadrons with the 42nd squadron in Reims . In 1936/37 it was gradually withdrawn from the front row of fighter planes. The naval aviation squadron 3C1 on the Marignane used the aircraft until 1936, after which it was handed over to Jagdgruppe 11/8. Most recently, the flight school in Salon-de-Provence received five machines.
Versions
- MS.225 , with 9-cylinder radial engine Gnome 9Krsd, 500 PS (373 kW)
- MS.226 , aircraft carrier variant
- MS.226bis , MS.226 with folding wings
- MS.227 , with V12 engine Hispano-Suiza 12Xcrs, 690 PS (508 kW)
- MS.275 , with 9-cylinder radial engine Gnome-Rhone 9Krse, 690 PS (508 kW)
- MS.278 , with 14-cylinder diesel double radial engine Clerget 14Fos, 520 PS (383 kW)
Military use
Technical specifications
| Morane-Saulnier MS.225 : | |
| Parameter | Data |
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| length | 7.24 m |
| Wingspan | 10.56 m |
| Wing area | 17.20 m² |
| height | 3.29 m |
| drive | 1 × 9-cylinder radial engine Gnome-Rhône 9Kbrs, 500 PS (373 kW) |
| Top speed | 335 km / h |
| Range | 700 km |
| crew | a pilot |
| Service ceiling | 9,500 m |
| Empty weight | 1,215 kg |
| All-up weight | 1,580 kg |
| Armament | 2 x 7.7 mm Vickers MG |
literature
- Enzo Angelucci: The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft. 1914-1980. The Military Press, San Diego 1983, ISBN 0-517-41021-4 .
- William Green, Gordon Swanborough: The Complete Book of Fighters. Smithmark, New York 1994, ISBN 0-8317-3939-8 .
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing, London 1985.
- John WR Taylor, Jean Alexander: Combat Aircraft of the World. GP Putnam's Sons, New York 1969, ISBN 0-7181-0564-8 .