Morane-Saulnier Vanneau
Cockpit, exhibited at the Musée de l'air et de l' espace in Paris
The Morane- Saulnier Vanneau was a rookie trainer aircraft manufacturer Morane -Saulnier of France.
History and construction
Developed yet in the time of the Vichy regime in France, flew the prototype MS.470 first time on 22 December 1944. Successful tests led to a commission by the French Air Force for a revised version that MS.472. The Vanneau was a low-wing aircraft with tandem seats under a long glass canopy. It featured a retractable spur wheel landing gear and the prototype was developed by a 700 hp ( 522 kW) payable radial engine Gnome -Rhone 14M driven. The production version was given the MS.472 was powered by a V12 engine Hispano-Suiza 12X with 690 hp (515 kW) and first flew on 12 December 1945. Deliveries to the French Air Force took place from December 1946. Starting December 1947 then the French Navy 70 copies in the variant MS.474 that was suitable for aircraft carrier operations. One with a 634 kW leistendem V12 engine Hispano- Suiza 12Y -45 -equipped version was given the designation MS.475 and was produced from 1950. The Vanneau remained until the end of the 1960s in the service of the French Air Force and Navy.
Variants
Military use
- France France French Air Force
- French Navy