Morane-Saulnier MS.43

The Morane-Saulnier MS.43 was a French two-seat training biplane designed and built by Morane-Saulnier for a 1924 French War Ministry requirement for an intermediate training biplane. It was developed from the prototype MS.42, whose equal-span wings were replaced by a layout in which the upper wing had a greater span than the lower, and its structure was strengthened because trainee pilots were expected to land it hard on rough airfields. It had tandem cockpits with dual controls and a 180 horsepower Hispano-Suiza V-8 engine. The aircraft entered service with the French Air Force and 79 were built. In 1929 the aircraft were withdrawn from service and sold on the civilian market.