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    The Morane-Saulnier MS.230 was a French-built aircraft that served as the primary trainer for the French Air Force in the 1930s. Almost all French pilots flying at the start of World War II had received their initial flight training in the MS.230. It was a parasol wing monoplane made of metal tubing and fabric with tandem open cockpits. Over 1,100 were built and it was also exported to the air forces of several other countries. The MS.230 proved to be an excellent and stable trainer and remained in service well after World War II as a civilian trainer.

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    The Morane-Saulnier MS.230 was a French-built aircraft that served as the primary trainer for the French Air Force in the 1930s. Almost all French pilots flying at the start of World War II had received their initial flight training in the MS.230. It was a parasol wing monoplane made of metal tubing and fabric with tandem open cockpits. Over 1,100 were built and it was also exported to the air forces of several other countries. The MS.230 proved to be an excellent and stable trainer and remained in service well after World War II as a civilian trainer.

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    The Morane-Saulnier MS.230 was a French-built aircraft that served as the primary trainer for the French Air Force in the 1930s. Almost all French pilots flying at the start of World War II had received their initial flight training in the MS.230. It was a parasol wing monoplane made of metal tubing and fabric with tandem open cockpits. Over 1,100 were built and it was also exported to the air forces of several other countries. The MS.230 proved to be an excellent and stable trainer and remained in service well after World War II as a civilian trainer.

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    Morane-Saulnier MS.

    230
    The Morane-Saulnier MS.230 aircraft was the main elementary trainer for the French Arme de l'Air throughout the 1930s. Almost all French pilots ying for the Arme de l'Air at the outbreak of World War II had had
    their earliest ight training in this machine. It was the
    equivalent of the Stearman trainer in the United States
    air services and the de Havilland Tiger Moth in the British
    Royal Air Force.

    MS.230 of the Spanish Republican Air Force.

    Development and design

    Fliegertruppen; two built, one converted to Wright


    9Qa radial in 1932

    The MS.230 was designed to meet French Air Ministry requirements.[1] The MS.230 was a parasol wing
    monoplane of metal tubular framing with fabric covering throughout, except the forward area of the fuselage,
    which was metal covered. The instructor and pupil occupied two tandem cockpits. It had a wide xed landing
    gear that made it very stable in takeo and landing. As
    a monoplane the MS.230 was unlike other trainers of the
    time, which were mostly biplanes.

    MS.230 - over 1,100 built; 20 bought by Romania


    and 25 by Greece in 1931, 9 each bought by Belgium
    and Brazil; main Armee de l'Air trainer for years; operated by several well-known private owners including Lynn Garrison and Louis Dolfus; some used for
    trials with Handley Page slats, or skis; one tted with
    Lorraine 9Nb Algol Junior

    It rst ew in February 1929 and proved to be an excellent


    and stable machine which was very easy to y. It saw service with military ight schools throughout France and
    was exported to the air forces of numerous other countries. It also became a popular aircraft for sporting aviation. An example won the Michelin Cup in 1929 [2]

    MS.231 - six built, with 179 kW (240 hp) Lorraine


    7Mb, 1930
    MS.232 - experimental version with 149 kW (200
    hp) Clerget 9Ca diesel, 1930
    MS.233 - powered by 172 kW (230 hp) GnomeRhne 5Ba or Gnome-Rhne 5Bc, six built in
    France and 16 in Portugal under licence for the Portuguese military

    Numbers of MS.230s survived for many years after the


    war and became civilian trainers and civilian ying club
    aircraft. One was used in 1967 to act as camera-ship
    for air-to-air lming of Darling Lili at Baldonnel Aerodrome, Ireland. Examples are preserved on display in
    museums in Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Spain and
    the United States of America.[3]

    MS.234 - 186 kW (250 hp) Hispano-Suiza 9Qa engine, two built, one for U.S. Ambassador in Paris
    MS.234/2 - converted from MS.130 racer with 172
    kW) (230 hp) Hispano 9Qb and NACA cowling, entered in 1931 Coupe Michelin air race, 86 kW (250
    hp) Hispano-Suiza 9Qa engine, 1933 tted with 9Qa
    engine as MS.234 #2, own in aerobatic competition by Michael Detroyat until 1938

    Popular Culture

    A MS.230 was used at the end of the movie The Blue Max
    as the new monoplane in which Lt. Stachel is killed
    during a test ight.

    MS.235 - 224 kW (300 hp) Gnome-Rhne 7Kb engine, one built 1930

    Variants

    MS.235H - twin-oat version, rst own 1931

    [4]

    Source:

    MS.236 - tted with 160 kW (215 hp) Armstrong


    Siddeley Lynx IVC, 19 built under licence for
    Belgian Air Force by SABCA, rst own July 1932

    MS.229 - Hispano-Suiza H8a V8, for Swiss


    1

    5
    MS.237 - 209 kW (280 hp) Salmson 9Aba engine,
    ve built for private users, introduced 1934

    SPECIFICATIONS

    Portuguese Air Force


    Romania
    Royal Romanian Air Force
    Spain
    Spanish Republican Air Force
    Switzerland
    Swiss Air Force

    MS.230 at Praha-Kbely museum

    United States

    Operators

    United States Army Air Corps

    Belgium

    Venezuela

    Belgian Air Force

    Venezuelan Air Force

    Brazil

    5 Specications

    Brazilian Air Force

    Data from Holmes, 2005. p. 97.


    General characteristics

    Czechoslovakia

    Crew: 2 (one instructor, one student)


    Czechoslovakian Air Force (as C23)

    Length: 6.70 m (22 feet 10 inches)


    Wingspan: 10.70 m (35 feet 1 inch)

    France

    Height: 2.80 m (9 feet 2 inches)


    Empty weight: 829 kg (1,828 pounds)

    French Air Force

    Loaded weight: 1,150 kg (2,535 pounds)

    French Navy

    Powerplant: 1 Salmson 9AB, 9-cylinder, aircooled radial engine, 172 kW (230 hp)

    Germany

    Performance
    Luftwae (small numbers)

    [5]

    Greece

    Never exceed speed: 260 km/h (162 mph)


    Maximum speed: 260 km/h (162 mph)
    Cruise speed: 160 km/h (100 mph)

    Hellenic Air Force


    Portugal

    Stall speed: 90 km/h (56 mph)


    Range: 579 km (360 miles)
    Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,405 feet)

    See also

    Related lists
    List of Interwar military aircraft
    List of aircraft of the Spanish Republican Air Force

    References

    Notes
    [1] Holmes, 2005. p. 97.
    [2] Flight 20 June 1930, p.651
    [3] Ogden, 2006, p. 28
    [4] Donald, 1997. p. 664.
    [5] Ketley, Barry, and Rolfe, Mark. Luftwae Fledglings
    1935-1945: Luftwae Training Units and their Aircraft
    (Aldershot, GB: Hikoki Publications, 1996), p.11.

    Bibliography
    Donald, David. Encyclopedia of World Aircraft
    (Etobicoke, Ontario: Prospero Books, 1997), p.
    664, Morane-Saulnier MS.230 series.
    Holmes, Tony (2005). Janes Vintage Aircraft
    Recognition Guide. London: Harper Collins. ISBN
    0-00-719292-4.
    Ogden, Bob (2006). Aviation Museums and Collections of Mainland Europe. Tonbridge, Kent: AirBritain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-375-7.

    External links
    A History of Greek Military Equipment (1821today): Greek MS.230 ET2

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