Vanneau

Role	Two-seat basic trainer Type of aircraft
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Morane-Saulnier
First flight	1944
Introduction	1946
Primary user	French Air Force
Number built	506

The Morane-Saulnier Vanneau (en: plover) is a two-seat basic trainer built in France by Morane-Saulnier and ordered by the French Air Force.

Development

Designed in Vichy France the MS.470 prototype first flew on 22 December 1944^{[citation needed]}, successful testing leading to an order from the French Air Force of a revised variant the MS.472. The Vanneau was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a pilot and student in tandem under a long glazed canopy. It had a retractable tailwheel landing gear and the prototype was powered by a 515 kW (690 hp) Hispano-Suiza 12X inline engine.

The production MS.472 was powered by a 425 kW (570 hp) Gnome-Rhône 14M-05 14-cylinder radial engine and first flew on 12 December 1945, with deliveries to the French Air Force starting in December 1946. From December 1947 the French Navy received 70 of the MS.474 variant modified for carrier operations.

A re-engined version the MS.475 was produced from 1950 which had minor differences but was powered by a 641 kW (860 hp) Hispano-Suiza 12Y-45 V-12 engine. One MS.475 was modified as the MS.476 with an increase in wing surface area and another MS.475 was fitted with a Renault 12S-02 engine as the MS.477 in 1950. A proposed variant was the MS.478 which was to be fitted with an Isotta Fraschini Delta engine but was not built. One MS.472 was re-engined with a 611 kW (820 hp) SNECMA 14X-04 radial engine in 1952 but development was later stopped. The Vanneau remained in service with the French Air Force and Navy into the late 1960s.

Variants

MS.470: Prototype powered by a 515 kW (690 hp) Hispano-Suiza 12X inline engine, one built.^[1]
MS.471: Proposed variant powered by a Béarn 12B.
MS.472 Vanneau II: Production variant for the French Air Force powered by a 425 kW (570 hp) Gnome-Rhône 14M-05 piston engine; three prototypes and 230 production aircraft built.^[2]
MS.474 Vanneau IV: Carrier-capable production variant for the French Navy, powered by a Gnome-Rhône 14M-04; 70 built.^[3]
MS.475 Vanneau V: Improved version for the French Air Force powered by a 641 kW (860 hp) Hispano-Suiza 12Y-45 V12 engine; 201 built.^[4]
MS.476: One MS.475 modified with increased wing surface.
MS.477: One MS.475 powered by a 433 kW (580 hp) Renault 12S-02 inline engine.^[5]
MS.478: Projected Isotta Fraschini Delta inline powered variant, not built.
MS.479: Developed variant powered by a 611 kW (820 hp) SNECMA 14X-04 radial; one converted from a MS.472.^[5]

Operators

France

Specifications (MS.475 Vanneau V)

Data from ^[6]

General characteristics

Crew: two
Length: 9.05 m (29 ft 8.25 in)
Wingspan: 10.65 m (34 ft 11.25 in)
Height: 3.62 m (11 ft 10.5 in)
Wing area: 17.30 m² (186.22 sq ft)
Empty weight: 2,351 kg (5,183 lb)
Gross weight: 3,125 kg (6,889 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Y-45 V-12 piston engine , 641 kW (860 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 445 km/h (277 mph, 241 kn)
Range: 1,500 km (932 mi, 810 nmi)
Service ceiling: 8,500 m (27,885 ft)

Armament

2 x MAC 1934 7.5 mm (0.295 in) wing-mounted machine-guns
2 x racks for light bombs

References

Cuny, Jean (1989). Les avions de combat français, 2: Chasse lourde, bombardement, assaut, exploration [French Combat Aircraft 2: Heavy Fighters, Bombers, Attack, Reconnaissance]. Docavia (in French). Vol. 30. Ed. Larivière. OCLC 36836833.
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.
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.

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Designation letters	A B C F G GA GB H I J K L LA LH M N Nm O P Q S T TRK U V WR X Y AC AE AF AFH AI AN/ANB/ANR/ANL/ANS AR AS AT AU AV BB BH
Numerical sequence	MoS.1 MoS.2 MoS.3 MoS.4 MoS.5 MoS.6 MoS.7 MoS.8 MoS.9 MoS.10 MoS.11 MoS.12 MoS.13 MoS.14 MoS.15 MoS.16 MoS.17 MoS.18 MoS.19 MoS.20 MoS.21 MoS.22 MoS.23 MoS.24 MoS.25 MoS.26 MoS.27 MoS.28 MoS.29 MoS.30 MoS.31 MoS.32 MoS.33 MoS.34 MoS.35 MoS.36 MoS.37 MoS.38 MoS.39 MoS.40 MoS.41 MoS.42 MoS.43 MoS.44 MoS.45 MoS.46 MoS.47 MoS.48 MoS.49 MoS.50 MoS.51 MoS.52 MoS.53 MoS.56 MoS.60 MoS.120 MoS.121 MoS.129 MoS.130 MoS.131 MoS.132 MoS.133 MoS.134 MoS.136 MoS.137 MoS.138 MoS.139 MoS.140 MoS.141 MoS.147 MoS.148 MoS.149 MS.152 MS.160 MS.180 MS.181 MS.185 MS.200 MS.221 MS.222 MS.223 MS.224 MS.225 MS.226 MS.227 MS.229 MS.230 MS.250 MS.251 MS.260 MS.275 MS.278 MS.300 MS.301 MS.302 MS.315 MS.316 MS.317 MS.325 MS.340 MS.341 MS.342 MS.343 MS.345 MS.350 MS.405 MS.406 MS.408 MS.410 MS.411 MS.430 MS.433 MS.435 MS.450 MS.470 MS.472 MS.474 MS.470 MS.475 MS.476 MS.477 MS.479 MS.500 MS.501 MS.502 MS.504 MS.505 MS.506 MS.560 MS.570 MS.603 MS.630 MS.631 MS.700 MS.701 MS.703 MS.704 MS.730 MS.731 MS.732 MS.733 MS.755 MS.760 MS.785 MS.860 MS.880 MS.1001 MS.1500
Names and nicknames	Alcyon Borel Bullet Comté de Nice or Nice (project) Criquet Épervier, Épervier II and Super 1500 Fantôme Fleuret Lévrier Monococque Paris and Super Paris Pétrel Rallye, Rallye Club, Super Rallye and Rallye Commodore Statodyne (project) Vanneau Versailles (project)

Development

Variants

Operators

Specifications (MS.475 Vanneau V)

See also

References

Further reading