Morane-Saulnier MS.

230
The Morane-Saulnier MS.230 aircraft was the main elementary trainer for the French Arme de l'Air throughout the 1930s. Almost all French pilots ying for the Arme de l'Air at the outbreak of World War II had had
their earliest ight training in this machine. It was the
equivalent of the Stearman trainer in the United States
air services and the de Havilland Tiger Moth in the British
Royal Air Force.

MS.230 of the Spanish Republican Air Force.

Development and design

Fliegertruppen; two built, one converted to Wright

9Qa radial in 1932

The MS.230 was designed to meet French Air Ministry requirements.[1] The MS.230 was a parasol wing
monoplane of metal tubular framing with fabric covering throughout, except the forward area of the fuselage,
which was metal covered. The instructor and pupil occupied two tandem cockpits. It had a wide xed landing
gear that made it very stable in takeo and landing. As
a monoplane the MS.230 was unlike other trainers of the
time, which were mostly biplanes.

MS.230 - over 1,100 built; 20 bought by Romania

and 25 by Greece in 1931, 9 each bought by Belgium
and Brazil; main Armee de l'Air trainer for years; operated by several well-known private owners including Lynn Garrison and Louis Dolfus; some used for
trials with Handley Page slats, or skis; one tted with
Lorraine 9Nb Algol Junior

It rst ew in February 1929 and proved to be an excellent

and stable machine which was very easy to y. It saw service with military ight schools throughout France and
was exported to the air forces of numerous other countries. It also became a popular aircraft for sporting aviation. An example won the Michelin Cup in 1929 [2]

MS.231 - six built, with 179 kW (240 hp) Lorraine

7Mb, 1930
MS.232 - experimental version with 149 kW (200
hp) Clerget 9Ca diesel, 1930
MS.233 - powered by 172 kW (230 hp) GnomeRhne 5Ba or Gnome-Rhne 5Bc, six built in
France and 16 in Portugal under licence for the Portuguese military

Numbers of MS.230s survived for many years after the

war and became civilian trainers and civilian ying club
aircraft. One was used in 1967 to act as camera-ship
for air-to-air lming of Darling Lili at Baldonnel Aerodrome, Ireland. Examples are preserved on display in
museums in Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Spain and
the United States of America.[3]

MS.234 - 186 kW (250 hp) Hispano-Suiza 9Qa engine, two built, one for U.S. Ambassador in Paris
MS.234/2 - converted from MS.130 racer with 172
kW) (230 hp) Hispano 9Qb and NACA cowling, entered in 1931 Coupe Michelin air race, 86 kW (250
hp) Hispano-Suiza 9Qa engine, 1933 tted with 9Qa
engine as MS.234 #2, own in aerobatic competition by Michael Detroyat until 1938

Popular Culture

A MS.230 was used at the end of the movie The Blue Max
as the new monoplane in which Lt. Stachel is killed
during a test ight.

MS.235 - 224 kW (300 hp) Gnome-Rhne 7Kb engine, one built 1930

Variants

MS.235H - twin-oat version, rst own 1931

[4]

Source:

MS.236 - tted with 160 kW (215 hp) Armstrong

Siddeley Lynx IVC, 19 built under licence for
Belgian Air Force by SABCA, rst own July 1932

MS.229 - Hispano-Suiza H8a V8, for Swiss

1

5
MS.237 - 209 kW (280 hp) Salmson 9Aba engine,
ve built for private users, introduced 1934

SPECIFICATIONS

Portuguese Air Force

Romania
Royal Romanian Air Force
Spain
Spanish Republican Air Force
Switzerland
Swiss Air Force

MS.230 at Praha-Kbely museum

United States

Operators

United States Army Air Corps

Belgium

Venezuela

Belgian Air Force

Venezuelan Air Force

Brazil

5 Specications

Brazilian Air Force

Data from Holmes, 2005. p. 97.

General characteristics

Czechoslovakia

Crew: 2 (one instructor, one student)

Czechoslovakian Air Force (as C23)

Length: 6.70 m (22 feet 10 inches)

Wingspan: 10.70 m (35 feet 1 inch)

France

Height: 2.80 m (9 feet 2 inches)

Empty weight: 829 kg (1,828 pounds)

French Air Force

Loaded weight: 1,150 kg (2,535 pounds)

French Navy

Powerplant: 1 Salmson 9AB, 9-cylinder, aircooled radial engine, 172 kW (230 hp)

Germany

Performance
Luftwae (small numbers)

[5]

Greece

Never exceed speed: 260 km/h (162 mph)

Maximum speed: 260 km/h (162 mph)
Cruise speed: 160 km/h (100 mph)

Hellenic Air Force

Portugal

Stall speed: 90 km/h (56 mph)

Range: 579 km (360 miles)
Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,405 feet)

See also

Related lists
List of Interwar military aircraft
List of aircraft of the Spanish Republican Air Force

References

Notes
[1] Holmes, 2005. p. 97.
[2] Flight 20 June 1930, p.651
[3] Ogden, 2006, p. 28
[4] Donald, 1997. p. 664.
[5] Ketley, Barry, and Rolfe, Mark. Luftwae Fledglings
1935-1945: Luftwae Training Units and their Aircraft
(Aldershot, GB: Hikoki Publications, 1996), p.11.

Bibliography
Donald, David. Encyclopedia of World Aircraft
(Etobicoke, Ontario: Prospero Books, 1997), p.
664, Morane-Saulnier MS.230 series.
Holmes, Tony (2005). Janes Vintage Aircraft
Recognition Guide. London: Harper Collins. ISBN
0-00-719292-4.
Ogden, Bob (2006). Aviation Museums and Collections of Mainland Europe. Tonbridge, Kent: AirBritain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-375-7.

External links
A History of Greek Military Equipment (1821today): Greek MS.230 ET2

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