Morane-Saulnier MS.147

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]

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

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 They were largely withdrawn from French military service by 1935.^[2]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)

See also

Related lists

• List of Interwar military aircraft

References

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

Further reading

• Lacaze, Henri & Preface by Lherbet, Claude (2013). Morane Saulnier: ses avions, ses projets [Morane Saulnier: Their Aircraft and Projects] (in French). Outreau, France: Lela Presse. ISBN 978-2-914017-70-1.