Morane-Saulnier MS.560 (original) (raw)

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The Morane-Saulnier MS.560 was a French civil aerobatic monoplane designed and built by Morane-Saulnier.[2]

First flown in 1945 the MS.560 was a single-seat low-wing monoplane with a retractable landing gear.[2] Powered by a 75 hp (56 kW) Train 6D-01 piston engine three variants followed all using different engines.[2] In 1946 a two-seat touring variant was produced as the Morane-Saulnier MS.570.[2]

MS.560

Prototype powered by a 75 hp (56 kW) Train 6D-01 engine, one built.[3]

MS.561

Variant powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Mathis G4-Z engine, one built.[3]

MS.562

Variant powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Blackburn Cirrus Minor engine.

MS.563

Variant powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Mathis G4-Z or Walter Minor 4-III engine.

MS.564

1949 variant powered by a Walter Minor 4-III engine, one built.[3]

Specifications (MS.560)

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Data from ,[2] New French Personal Planes Mark Revival of Tricolor Industry [4]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 7 m (23 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 9 m (29 ft 6 in)
• Height: 2 m (6 ft 7 in)
• Wing area: 11.79 m2 (126.9 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 347 kg (765 lb)
• Gross weight: 984 kg (2,170 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Train 6D-01 piston engine, 56 kW (75 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 233 km/h (145 mph, 126 kn) at 500 m (1,640 ft)
• Cruise speed: 208 km/h (129 mph, 112 kn)
• Range: 1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 7,000 m (22,960 ft)

1. ^ de Narbonne Le Fana de l'Aviation September 2005, p. 76
2. ^ a b c d e Orbis 1985, p. 2559
3. ^ a b c Simpson 1991, p. 214
4. ^ Charriou 1946, p. 41.

• Charriou, Marc. "New French Personal Planes Mark Revival of Tricolor Industry". Aviation. Vol. 45, no. 5. pp. 40–42.
• de Narbonne, Roland (September 2005). "Septembre 1945, dans l'aéronautique française: Une réussite sans suite: Morane 560, un bel héritage: Nord 1100 "Noralpha"". Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French). No. 430. pp. 76–79.
• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
• Simpson, R.W. (1991). Airlife's General Aviation. England: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-194-X.
• Lacaze, Henri & Lherbert, 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.