Morane-Saulnier MS.230 - Variants

Variants

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• MS.229 - Hispano-Suiza H8a V8, for Swiss Fliegertruppen; two built, one converted to Wright 9Qa radial in 1932
• MS.230 - over 1,100 built; 20 bought by Romania and 25 by Greece in 1931, 9 each bought by Belgium and Brazil; main Armee de l'Air trainer for years; operated by several well-known private owners includingLynn Garrison and Louis Dolfus; some used for trials with Handley Page slats, or skis; one fitted with Lorraine 9Nb Algol Junior
• MS.231 - six built, with 179 kW (240 hp) Lorraine 7Mb, 1930
• MS.232 - experimental version with 149 kW (200 hp) Clerget 9Ca diesel, 1930
• MS.233 - powered by 172 kW (230 hp) Gnome-Rhone 5Ba or 5Bc, six built in France and 16 in Portugal under licence for the Portuguese military
• MS.234 - 186 kW (250 hp) Hispano-Suiza 9Qa engine, two built, one for U.S. Ambassador in Paris
• MS.234/2 - converted from MS.130 racer with 172 kW) (230 hp) Hispano 9Qb and NACA cowling, entered in 1931 Coupe Michelin air race, 86 kW (250 hp) Hispano-Suiza 9Qa engine, 1933 fitted with 9Qa engine as MS.234 #2, flown in aerobatic competition by Michael Detroyat until 1938
• MS.235 - 224 kW (300 hp) Gnome-Rhone 7Kb engine, one built 1930
• MS.235H - twin-float version, first flown 1931
• MS.236 - fitted with 160 kW (215 hp) Armstrong Siddeley Lynx 4C, 19 built under licence for Belgian Air Force by SABCA, first flown July 1932
• MS.237 - 209 kW (280 hp) Salmson 9Aba engine, five built for private users, introduced 1934