Morane-Saulnier MS.147

MS.147, MS.148, and MS.149
Role	Trainer
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Morane-Saulnier
First flight	1928
Number built	166

The Morane-Saulnier MS.147 and its derivatives, the MS.148 and MS.149 were a family of trainer aircraft produced in France in the late 1920s for civil and military use.[1][2] They were derived from other machines in Morane-Saulnier's successful line of monoplane trainers, combining the wire-braced parasol wing of the MS.138 with the fuselage and undercarriage of the MS.130.[2]

The various subtypes saw service with the Aéronavale, Aéropostale, and a number of foreign air arms. They were largely withdrawn from French military service by 1935.[2]

Variants

MS.147: production version with Salmson 9Ac engine (106 built)
MS.147P: mailplane version for Aéropostale (3 built)
MS.148: version with Salmson 7Ac engine (1 built)
MS.149: version with Lorraine 5Pa engine for Aéronavale (56 built)

Operators

France

Aéronavale (56 × MS.149)
Aéropostale (3 × MS.147P)

Brazil

(30 × MS.147)

Greece

Hellenic Air Force (5 × MS.147)

Guatemala

Guatemalan Air Force

Turkey

Turkish Air Force

Venezuela

Venezuelan Air Force (MS.147)

Specifications (MS.147)

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928,[3] Aviafrance:Morane-Saulnier MoS-147[4]

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Wingspan: 10.9 m (35 ft 9 in)
Height: 3.69 m (12 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 19.3 m² (208 sq ft)
Empty weight: 584 kg (1,287 lb)
Gross weight: 850 kg (1,874 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Salmson 9Ac 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 89 kW (120 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch propeller

Performance

Maximum speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
Wing loading: 43.6 kg/m² (8.9 lb/sq ft)
Power/mass: 0.1067 kW/kg (0.0649 hp/lb)

References

Taylor 1989, 685
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing. p. 2554.
Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 112c.
Parmentier, Bruno. "Morane-Saulnier MoS-147". Aviafrance - Un siècle d'aviation française. Retrieved 2008-11-15.

Morane-Saulnier aircraft
Designation letters	A B C F G GA GB H I J K L LA LH M N Nm O P Q S T TRK U V Morane-Saulnier WR X Y AC AE AF AFH AI AN/ANB/ANR/ANL/ANS AR AS AT AU AV BB BH
Numerical sequence	MoS.1 MoS.2 MoS.3 MoS.4 MoS.5 MoS.6 MoS.7 MoS.8 MoS.9 MoS.10 MoS.11 MoS.12 MoS.13 MoS.14 MoS.15 MoS.16 MoS.17 MoS.18 MoS.19 MoS.20 MoS.21 MoS.22 MoS.23 MoS.24 MoS.25 MoS.26 MoS.27 MoS.28 MoS.29 MoS.30 MoS.31 MoS.32 MoS.33 MoS.34 MoS.35 MoS.36 MoS.37 MoS.38 MoS.39 MoS.40 MoS.41 MoS.42 MoS.43 MoS.44 MoS.45 MoS.46 MoS.47 MoS.48 MoS.49 MoS.50 MoS.51 MoS.52 MoS.53 MoS.56 MoS.60 MoS.120 MoS.121 MoS.129 MoS.130 MoS.131 MoS.132 MoS.133 MoS.134 MoS.136 MoS.137 MoS.138 MoS.139 MoS.140 MoS.141 MoS.147 MoS.148 MoS.149 MS.152 MS.160 MS.180 MS.181 MS.185 MS.200 MS.221 MS.222 MS.223 MS.224 MS.225 MS.226 MS.227 MS.229 MS.230 MS.250 MS.251 MS.260 MS.275 MS.278 MS.300 MS.301 MS.302 MS.315 MS.316 MS.317 MS.325 MS.340 MS.341 MS.342 MS.343 MS.345 MS.350 MS.405 MS.406 MS.408 MS.410 MS.411 MS.430 MS.433 MS.435 MS.450 MS.470 MS.472 MS.474 MS.470 MS.475 MS.476 MS.477 MS.479 MS.500 MS.501 MS.502 MS.504 MS.505 MS.506 MS.560 MS.570 MS.603 MS.630 MS.631 MS.700 MS.701 MS.703 MS.704 MS.730 MS.731 MS.732 MS.733 MS.755 MS.760 MS.785 MS.860 MS.880 MS.1001 MS.1500
Names and nicknames	Alcyon Borel Bullet Comté de Nice or Nice (project) Criquet Épervier, Épervier II and Super 1500 Fantôme Fleuret Lévrier Monococque Paris and Super Paris Pétrel Rallye, Rallye Club, Super Rallye and Rallye Commodore Statodyne (project) Vanneau Versailles (project)

Morane-Saulnier MS.147

Variants

Operators

Specifications (MS.147)

See also

References

Further reading