Morane-Saulnier MS.341

The Morane-Saulnier MS.341 was a single-engine parasol-wing training and touring aircraft built in France in the mid-1930s, with two open tandem cockpits, sold to private owners, clubs and the Armee de l'Air. It was a typical Morane-Saulnier parasol monoplane of mixed wood and metal construction, designed for club and training roles, with a wing swept 18 degrees and braced by N-shaped cabane struts and V-form lift struts. The MS.340 prototype first flew in April 1933 with a 120 horsepower de Havilland Gipsy III engine and later flew as the MS.341 with a 120 horsepower Renault 4Pdi inverted in-line engine. The family included the MS.342 and MS.343, twelve of the latter being sold to the Armee de l'Air, and the MS.345 of 1935. Three MS.341s are known to have flown with the Spanish Republican forces.