| Type AR, MS.35 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Military trainer |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Morane-Saulnier |
| First flight | 1915 |
| Primary user | Aéronautique Militaire |
| Number built | >400 |
The Morane-Saulnier AR was a military trainer aircraft produced in France during and after the First World War.[1][2] Developed from the Morane-Saulnier LA fighter, it was a wire-braced parasol-wing monoplane of conventional design with two open cockpits in tandem and cross-axle-style tailskid undercarriage.[2] Construction was mostly of fabric-covered wood, but the forward fuselage was skinned in metal.[1]
Large-scale production commenced after the Armistice, with the type now designated MS.35, in a number of subtypes differentiated principally in the engine used.[1][2] Although Morane-Saulnier hoped to sell the type on the civil market as a touring machine,[3] most of the 400 examples built saw service with the French Army, but others were used by the Navy and still others exported to foreign air arms.[1][2] The MS.35s remained in service in France until 1929, after which time some were sold to the nation's flying clubs.[2]
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