Morane-Saulnier Vanneau

what is it?

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.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 10.7 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 445 km/htop speed
• range 1,500 kmwithout refuelling
• size 3,125 kgmax take-off weight
• built 506made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 82 years ago, in 1944.
• 🏎️Top speed is 3.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.7 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,500 km: 8× Amsterdam to Brussels.

spec sheet

first flight

1944-12-22

introduced

1946

number built

506

role

two-seat basic trainer

origin

🇫🇷 France

makers

Morane-Saulnier

engines

1× Hispano-Suiza 12Y-45 V-12 piston engine

crew

2

length

9.1 m

wingspan

10.7 m

height

3.6 m

max take-off weight

3,125 kg

top speed

445 km/h

range

1,500 km

ceiling

8,500 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.