Morane-Saulnier Vanneau
| Morane-Saulnier MS.472 Vanneau II | |
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_(MAE).JPG) Cockpit, exhibited in the Musée de l'air et de l'espace near Paris |
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| Type: | Trainer aircraft |
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| First flight: |
December 22, 1944 |
| Commissioning: |
1946 |
| Number of pieces: |
500+ |
The Morane-Saulnier Vanneau was a beginner's training aircraft from the French manufacturer Morane-Saulnier .
History and construction
Developed during the time of the Vichy regime in France, the prototype MS.470 flew for the first time on December 22, 1944. Successful tests led to an order from the French Air Force for a revised version, the MS.472 . The Vanneau was a low-wing aircraft with tandem seats under a long glass cockpit canopy. It had a retractable tail wheel landing gear and the prototype was powered by a 700 HP (522 kW) radial engine Gnome-Rhone 14M. The production version of the MS.472 was powered by a V12 engine Hispano-Suiza 12X with 690 PS (515 kW) and flew for the first time on December 12, 1945. The delivery to the French Air Force took place from December 1946. From December 1947 received then the French Navy 70 copies in the variant MS.474 , which was suitable for aircraft carrier missions . A version equipped with a 634 kW V12 Hispano-Suiza 12Y-45 engine was named MS.475 and was produced from 1950. The Vanneau remained in service with the French Air Force and Navy until the late 1960s.
variants
- MS.470
- Prototype, equipped with a 14-cylinder radial engine Gnome-Rhone 14M with 522 kW, 1 copy
- MS.472
- Vanneau II, series version for the French Air Force equipped with a V12 engine Hispano-Suiza 12X with 515 kW, 3 prototypes and 230 series models
- MS.474
- Vanneau IV, production version, suitable for use on aircraft carriers, built for the French Navy, powered by a Gnome-Rhône 14M-04 , 70
- MS.475
- Vanneau V, improved version for the French Air Force, equipped with a V12 engine Hispano-Suiza 12Y-45 with 634 kW, 200 built.
- MS.476
- an MS.475 was equipped with raised wings and powered by a Renault 12S 02
- MS.478
- projected version, which should be powered by an Isotta Fraschini Delta V12 engine , not built
- MS.479
- Further development, powered by a 14-cylinder radial engine SNECMA 14X Super Mars with 611 kW, 1 built
Military use
Technical specifications
| Parameter | |
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| Data (MS.475 Vanneau V) | |
| crew | 2 |
| length | 9.05 m |
| span | 10.65 m |
| height | 3.62 m |
| Wing area | 17.30 m² |
| Empty mass | 2351 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 3125 kg |
| Top speed | 445 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 8500 m |
| Range | 1500 km |
| Engines | 1 × V-12 piston engine Hispano-Suiza 12Y-45 with 641 kW |
| Armament | 2 × 7.5 mm MG MAC 1934 in the wings 2 × underwing stations for light bombs |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Orbis 1985, p. 2559.