Morane-Saulnier AS

Type AS
Role Tourer
National origin France
Manufacturer Morane-Saulnier
First flight 1920

The Morane-Saulnier AS was a high-wing monoplane single-seat touring aircraft built in France after WWI.

Specifications (variant specified)

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Length: 5.64 m (18 ft 6 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.8 m (28 ft 10 in)
  • Height: 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
  • Wing area: 13 m2 (140 sq ft)
  • Gross weight: 350 kg (772 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Le Rhône 9C 9-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 60 kW (80 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)

References

  1. ^ "Morane-Saulnier AS - avion de tourisme - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. 2007-11-25. Retrieved 2019-02-06.

Further reading

  • 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.