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Quoted
Morane-Saulnier M.S.470 Vanneau ("Plover") trainer aircraft
Statistics
Crew: 2 (trainee pilot + instructor)
Length: 9.05 m (30 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 10.65 m (35 ft 11 in)
Height: 3.62 m (12 ft 11 in)
Wing area: 17.30 m² (186.22 ft²)
Empty weight: 2,351 kg (5,183 lb)
Max Takeoff Weight: 3,125 kg (6,889 lb)
Powerplant: 1× Gnome et Rhône 14M radial (522kW / 700HP) OR Hispano-Suiza 12Y-45 V-12 piston engine, 641 kW (860 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 445 km/h (277 mph)
Max Range: 1500 km (932 miles)
Service ceiling: 8500 m (27,900 ft)
Rate of climb: Not available
Armamant
- 2 x MAC 1934 7.5mm wing-mounted machine-guns
- Light bombs or rockets (up to 250kg)
Variants
- MS.470: Original variant
- MS.472: Production variant equipped with Gnome-Rhone 14M-05 radial engine.
- MS.474: MS.472 variant equipped for aircraft carrier operations.
- MS.475: Version powered by Hispano-Suiza 12Y-45 inline engine.
Quoted
Yakovlev Yak-11
Specifications
Crew: Two - student and instructor
Length: 8.20 m (26 ft 10½ in)
Wingspan: 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in)
Height: 3.28 m (10 ft 5 in)
Wing area: 15.40 m² (166 ft²)
Empty weight: 1,900 kg (4,189 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 2,440 kg (5,379 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Shvetsov ASh-21 air-cooled radial piston engine, 521 kW (700 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 460 km/h (289 mph)
Cruise speed: 370 km/h (230 mph)
Range: 1250 km (795 miles)
Service ceiling: 7,100 m (23,295 ft)
Rate of climb: 8.1 m/s (1,600 ft/min)
Wing loading: 161 kg/m² (32.9 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 0.17 kW/kg (0.10 hp/lb)
Armament
- 1x nose-mounted machine gun, either 12.7 mm UBS or 7.62 mm ShKAS
- 200 kg (440 lb) of bombs on two underwing racks
As the Bf243 and the M.S.472/474 Vanneau seem fairly evenly matched, both companies are invited to send an aircraft each to De Vlijt Air Base during November for comparative trials by the Testing Department of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
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