Morane-Saulnier MS.760 Paris

The Morane-Saulnier MS.760 Paris is a French four-seat jet trainer and liaison aircraft designed and built by Morane-Saulnier. It was developed from the MS.755 Fleuret trainer, which lost the French Air Force competition to the Fouga Magister, by changing the seating to add a rear row of two seats for passengers, producing a liaison aircraft and compact business jet that kept the Fleuret's flying qualities. Two Turbomeca Marbore turbojets power it. The prototype made its maiden flight on 29 July 1954. French air services used it for liaison from 1959 to 1997, and in 1955 Morane-Saulnier and Beech Aircraft formed a joint venture to market it as the first business jet in North America, dissolved a few years later for lack of customer interest. Later variants included the MS.760B Paris II and the unbuilt six-seat Paris III.