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Morane-Saulnier AR (MS 35)

The Morane-Saulnier AR was a military trainer aircraft produced in France during and after the First World War.

About Morane-Saulnier AR (MS 35) – Source Wikipedia

Role: Military trainer
National origin: France
Manufacturer: Morane-Saulnier
First flight: 1915
Primary user: Aéronautique Militaire
Number built: more than 400

Specifications (MS.35R)
Data from “Morane-Saulnier Type AR (M.S.35)”

General characteristics

Crew: Two, pilot and instructor
Length: 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 10.57 m (34 ft 8 in)
Gross weight: 764 kg (1,680 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Le Rhône 9C, 60 kW (80 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 125 km/h (78 mph)
Service ceiling: 4,600 m (15,100 ft)

Morane-Saulnier AR (MS 35)

The Morane-Saulnier AR was a military trainer aircraft produced in France during and after the First World War.

Development

The Morane-Saulnier AR was a military trainer aircraft produced in France during and after the First World War.[1][2] Developed from the Morane-Saulnier LA fighter, it was a wire-braced parasol-wing monoplane of conventional design with two open cockpits in tandem and cross-axle-style tailskid undercarriage.[2] Construction was mostly of fabric-covered wood, but the forward fuselage was skinned in metal.[1]
Large-scale production commenced after the Armistice, with the type now designated MS.35, in a number of subtypes differentiated principally in the engine used.[1][2] Although Morane-Saulnier hoped to sell the type on the civil market as a touring machine,[3] most of the 400 examples built saw service with the French Army, but others were used by the Navy and still others exported to foreign air arms.[1][2] The MS.35s remained in service in France until 1929, after which time some were sold to the nation’s flying clubs.