Morane-Saulnier MS.560 explained
The Morane-Saulnier MS.560 was a French civil aerobatic monoplane designed and built by Morane-Saulnier.
Development
First flown in 1945 the MS.560 was a single-seat low-wing monoplane with a retractable landing gear. Powered by a 75 hp (56 kW) Train 6D-01 piston engine three variants followed all using different engines. In 1946 a two-seat touring variant was produced as the Morane-Saulnier MS.570.
Variants
- MS.560
Prototype powered by a 750NaN0 Train 6D-01 engine, one built.
- MS.561
Variant powered by a 1000NaN0 Mathis G4-Z engine, one built.
- MS.562
Variant powered by a 1000NaN0 Blackburn Cirrus Minor engine.
- MS.563
Variant powered by a 1000NaN0 Mathis G4-Z or Walter Minor 4-III engine.
- MS.564
1949 variant powered by a Walter Minor 4-III engine, one built.References
Bibliography
- Charriou. Marc . New French Personal Planes Mark Revival of Tricolor Industry . . 45 . 5. 40–42. registration .
- de Narbonne . Roland . Septembre 1945, dans l'aéronautique française: Une réussite sans suite: Morane 560, un bel héritage: Nord 1100 "Noralpha" . Le Fana de l'Aviation . September 2005 . 430 . 76–79 . fr.
- Book: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
- Book: Simpson, R.W.. Airlife's General Aviation. 1991 . Airlife Publishing. England . 1-85310-194-X.
Further reading
- Book: Lacaze . Henri . Lherbert . Claude . Morane Saulnier: ses avions, ses projets . 2013 . Lela Presse . Outreau, France . 978-2-914017-70-1 . fr. amp. Morane Saulnier: Their Aircraft and Projects.