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.
First flying in 1928, 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. The M.S.130 had been a training aircraft used by the French Navy, while the M.S.138 was used by the Armée de l’Air in the early 1930s.
The prototype M.S.147 made its maiden flight in 1928. It was powered by a 120hp Salmson 9Ac radial engine and had a top speed of 90mph. 109 were built, of which thirty were sold to Brazil, five to Greece, three to the Aéropostale company.
The M.S.147 was followed by a single M.S.148 and then by fifty-six M.S.149s produced for the French Navy. The M.S.149 first flying in 1929.
A total of 166 were built. 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 They were largely withdrawn from French military service by 1935.
Operators were Aéronavale (56 × MS.149), Aéropostale (3 × MS.147P), Brazil (30 × MS.147), Hellenic Air Force (5 × MS.147), Guatemalan Air Force, Turkish Air Force, Venezuelan Air Force (MS.147).
The aircraft was used as a basic trainer during the early 1930s. Most had been withdrawn from service by 1935, although a small number remained in use as late as 1939.
Variants:
MS.147
production version 106 built
Engine: Salmson 9Ac, 89 kW (120 hp)
Propeller: 2-bladed fixed pitch
Wingspan: 10.9 m (35 ft 9 in)
Wing area: 19.3 m2 (208 sq ft)
Length: 7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Height: 3.69 m (12 ft 1 in)
Empty weight: 584 kg (1,287 lb)
Gross weight: 850 kg (1,874 lb)
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)
Crew: 2
MS.147P
mailplane version for Aéropostale 3 built
MS.148
Engine: Salmson 7Ac
1 built
MS.149
version for Aéronavale (56 built)
Engine: Lorraine 5Pa, 100hp
Top speed: 87mph
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