Morane-Saulnier MS.315

The Morane-Saulnier MS.315 was a French primary training monoplane designed and built by Morane-Saulnier. It was developed from the earlier MS.300 trainer and related variants and first flew in October 1932. The aircraft is a parasol-wing monoplane with a tailskid and divided main landing gear, powered by a 135 horsepower Salmson 9Nc radial engine. Four prototypes were followed by a production run of 346 aircraft, 33 of them built after the Second World War, and the type served with the French Air Force, the French Navy and the Peruvian Air Force. Variants include the higher-powered civil MS.315/2, a single MS.316 with a Regnier inverted Vee engine, and the MS.317, a 1960s glider-tug conversion of 40 aircraft with a 220 horsepower Continental radial.