Morane-Saulnier MS.130

MS.129 and MS.130–MS.136
Role Military trainer
National origin France
Manufacturer Morane-Saulnier
First flight 1925
Primary user Frency Navy
Number built >150

The Morane-Saulnier MS.129 and its derivatives in the MS.130 series were a family of military trainer aircraft produced in France in the 1920s.[1][2] They were conventional, parasol-wing monoplanes with open cockpits in tandem and fixed tailskid undercarriage. The initial version, the MS.129, was produced in small numbers for the Romanian Air Force and civil users, but the major production version was the MS.130, which equipped the French Navy and a number of foreign air arms.[1][2]

The second MS.130 prototype was flown to victory by Michel Detroyat in the 1929 Coupe Michelin, with an average speed of 190 km/h (120 mph).[2][3]

The MS.130 was further developed as the MS.230, and at least two MS.130s were later rebuilt to this new standard.[4]

Variants

The MS.137, MS.138, and MS.139 were of a different design, and not related to the MS.130.[4]

Operators

Specifications (MS.130)

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft 2554

General characteristics

Performance

Notes

  1. ^ a b Taylor 1989, 685
  2. ^ a b c The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft 2553
  3. ^ "The Michelin Cup", 223
  4. ^ a b The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft 2554

References