SOCATA Rallye family
The four-seat single-engined Morane- Saulnier Rallye is a small plane. The cantilever all-metal low-wing is now used primarily as a tow plane for towing banners and gliders.
The aircraft was built in several versions ( MS.880, 881, 883, 885, 890, 892, 893, 894 ), which is mainly due to a different engine ( most powerful engine: Lycoming O -540 - B2B5 with 235 PS) and possible payload differ. As a STOL aircraft, it has highly effective flaps and aerodynamically controlled automatic slats which are also advantages in the minimum speed relative to aircraft without leading edge slats.
The first flight of the Morane- Saulnier MS.880 took place on 9 June 1959. Following the bankruptcy of Morane- Saulnier Rallye 1963 by the successor company SEEMS was built, which was in turn replaced in 1965 by the company GEMS. Finally, the company went on in 1966 Sud Aviation and was called from there SOCATA; most rally were prepared by SOCATA.
Something more powerful than the MS.880B the Polish PZL -110 are under license Koliber I ( 126 HP PZL- Franklin ) and Koliber 150 (150 hp Lycoming ).
In France, about 3,300 machines in the rally series were built in Poland at least 112 under license.