Morane-Saulnier AR

The Morane-Saulnier AR was a French two-seat trainer produced during and after the First World War. It was developed from the Morane-Saulnier LA reconnaissance aircraft as a wire-braced parasol-wing monoplane of conventional design, with two open cockpits in tandem and a cross-axle tailskid undercarriage. Construction was mostly fabric-covered wood, but the forward fuselage was skinned in metal. Large-scale production began after the Armistice under the designation MS.35, in subtypes that differed mainly in engine: the MS.35R with a Le Rhone 9C, the MS.35A with an Anzani and the MS.35C with a Clerget 9C. About 400 were built; most served with the French Army, others with the Navy, and others were exported to air arms in many countries. Morane-Saulnier hoped to sell the type as a civil touring machine, and from 1929 some MS.35s were bought by French flying clubs.