Morane-Saulnier MS.130

The Morane-Saulnier MS.130 was the major production version of a family of military trainer aircraft built in France in the 1920s, which began with the MS.129. The aircraft were conventional parasol-wing monoplanes with open tandem cockpits and a fixed tailskid undercarriage. The MS.129, with a Hispano-Suiza 8Ab engine, was built in small numbers for the Romanian Air Force and civil users, while the MS.130, with a Salmson 9AB engine, equipped the French Navy and several foreign air arms, and 146 were built. The second MS.130 prototype won the 1929 Coupe Michelin, flown by Michel Detroyat at an average speed of 190 kilometres per hour. The type was developed further into the MS.230, and at least two MS.130s were later rebuilt to that standard.