- Morane-Saulnier MoS-50
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MoS-50 Role Trainer aircraft Manufacturer Morane-Saulnier Introduction 1924 Retired 1930s Primary users French Air Force
Finnish Air Force
Turkish Air ForceMorane-Saulnier MoS-50 (also MS.50) was a French trainer aircraft of parasol type from 1924. The twin-seat monoplane aircraft was of wooden construction. It was one of the last aircraft to have a rotary engine - a 130 hp Clerget 9B.
In 1925, six MS.50Cs were sold to Finland, where they were used as trainers until 1932. It was very popular in service. Five aircraft of the modified type MS.53 were sold to Turkey.
Contents
Versions
- Morane-Saulier M.S.50
- Two-seat primary trainer aircraft. Also known as the M.S.50C.
- Morane-Saulier M.S.51
- Powered by a 180-hp (134-kW) Hispano-Suiza 8ab 8-cylinder piston engine. Only three were built.
- Morane-Saulier M.S.53
- Improved version.
Suvivors
The only preserved aircraft of this type is at the Aviation Museum of Central Finland.
Operators
Specifications (MoS-50)
Data from Thulinista Hornettiin
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
- Wingspan: 11.7 m (38 ft 4 in)
- Height: 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 24 m² (258.25 ft²)
- Empty weight: kg (lb)
- Useful load: kg (kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 860 kg (1,892 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Clerget 9B rotary piston engine, 100 kW (130 hp)
Performance
- Never exceed speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Maximum speed: 170 km/h (91 knots, 105 mph)
- Cruise speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Stall speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Range: km (nm, mi)
- Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 120 m/min (394 ft/min)
- Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: W/kg (hp/lb)
- Endurance: 2½ hours
See also
- Related lists
Aircraft produced by Morane-Saulnier Designation Letters Numerical Sequence MoS.1 • MoS.2 • MoS.3 • MoS.6 • MoS.7 • MoS.21 • MoS.23 • MoS.27 • MoS.28 • MoS.29 • MoS.30 • MoS.31 • MoS.32 • MoS.33 • MoS.34 • MoS.35 • MoS.42 • MoS.43 • MoS-50 • MoS-51 • MoS-53 • 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 • MoS-152 • MS-180 • MS-181 • MoS-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-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-410 • MS-408 • 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-502 • MS-504 • MS-505 • MS-506 • MS-560 • MS-570 • MS-603 • MS-700 • MS-701 • MS-703 • MS-704 • MS-730 • MS-731 • MS-732 • MS-733 • MS.755 • MS.760 • MS-880 • MS-1500
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