Morane-Saulnier M.S.406
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The Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 was a French single-seat fighter aircraft that formed the backbone of the Armée de l’Air’s frontline fighter force at the start of World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II aircraft
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fighter aircraft ⓘ monoplane ⓘ single-seat aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × 20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404 cannon
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2 × 7.5 mm MAC 1934 machine guns ⓘ |
| cockpit | enclosed cockpit ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| construction | mixed wood-and-metal construction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| derivedVariant | Morane-Saulnier M.S.410 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | liquid-cooled V-12 piston engine ⓘ |
| engineType | Hispano-Suiza 12Y-31 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Armée de l’Air NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
early World War II
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interwar period ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1935-08-08 ⓘ |
| fuselageCovering | fabric-covered rear fuselage ⓘ |
| introduced | 1938 ⓘ |
| licenseBuiltAs |
D-3800
NERFINISHED
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D-3801 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mörkö-Morane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Morane-Saulnier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
approximately 302 mph
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approximately 486 km/h ⓘ |
| notableFor | being numerically the most important French fighter in 1940 ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 1,000 ⓘ |
| powerplantCount | 1 ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Armée de l’Air NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | late 1930s to early 1940s ⓘ |
| propeller | three-bladed propeller ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Dewoitine D.520 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | fighter ⓘ |
| sawActionIn | Battle of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusAtWWIIStart | backbone of French fighter force ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail unit ⓘ |
| undercarriage | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Croatia
NERFINISHED
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Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ Free French Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ Vichy France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hispano-Suiza 12Y