{"product_id":"morane-saulnier-type-ai-also-designated-mos-27-29-and-30-r","title":"Morane-Saulnier Type AI (also designated MoS 27, 29, and 30) r","description":"\u003ch3\u003eMorane-Saulnier Type AI (MoS.27\/29\/30) — Primary-Source Technical Archive\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Morane-Saulnier Type AI represents the pinnacle of French WWI parasol-wing monoplane engineering. Developed in early 1917 by Robert and Léon Morane alongside Raymond Saulnier as an advanced monoplane alternative to the SPAD VII and Nieuport 17, the Type AI delivered exceptional agility and a revolutionary total-vision parasol configuration — only to be grounded from frontline combat after three months following a series of fatal wing structural failures under high-G loads. Redesignated as the MoS.30 advanced trainer with a derated Le Rhône 9J, it went on to serve as one of the premier aerobatic trainers for both the French Aviation Militaire and the United States Air Service in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Living Collection assembles the two original factory Dossiers Techniques — the first edition covering S.F.A. XXVII \u0026amp; XXIX (Gnome Monosoupape 160 hp) and the combined edition adding S.F.A. XXX (Rhône 120 hp) — together with four primary-source Le Rhône engine manuals spanning three languages and two nations: the French Gnome \u0026amp; Rhône assembly manual, the Italian FIMAG rotary starter apparatus guide (Brevetti Guelpa, 1918), the British Gnome \u0026amp; Le Rhone Engine Co. care manual, and the Italian Società Italiana Motori Gnome e Rhône assembly manual (Vincenzo Bona, 1917).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery document is an archival, static-copy edition fixed at its original publication date — primary-source material for historians, restorers, flight simulation specialists, and serious collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDocument Manifest\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvion Morane-Saulnier Type “A.I.” — Dossier Technique de l’Avion (Combined Edition)\u003c\/strong\u003e — Types S.F.A. N°s XXVII et XXIX à Moteur “Monosoupape Gnôme, 160 chevaux” · Type S.F.A. XXX à Moteur “Rhône, 120 HP”. Description, Notice de Montage, de Réglage, et d’Entretien, Notice de Manœuvre. Aéroplanes Morane-Saulnier, 206 Boulevard Pereire, Paris. Cream cover. Language: French.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvion Morane-Saulnier Type “A.I.” — Dossier Technique de l’Avion (First Edition)\u003c\/strong\u003e — Types S.F.A. N°s XXVII et XXIX à Moteur “Monosoupape Gnôme, 160 chevaux”. Description, Notice de Montage, de Réglage, et d’Entretien, Notice de Manœuvre. Aéroplanes Morane-Saulnier, 206 Boulevard Pereire, Paris. Grey-blue cover. Language: French.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInstructions sur le Montage et le Réglage des Moteurs “Le Rhône” — Type C, 80 HP · Type J, 110 HP\u003c\/strong\u003e — Engine Assembly \u0026amp; Adjustment Manual. Société des Moteurs Gnome \u0026amp; Rhône, Paris — 3, Rue La Boétie, 3 (VIII°). Includes “Recommandations importantes pour la bonne marche du moteur”. Language: French.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eApparecchio per l’Avviamento dei Motori Rotativi d’Aviazione — Tipo “Le Rhône” da 110 e 130 HP\u003c\/strong\u003e — Rotary Engine Starter Apparatus Manual. Brevetti Guelpa. FIMAG, Corso Dante 41, Torino. Tipo-Litografia Eugenio Toffaloni, Torino, 1918. Language: Italian.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Care of the 110 h.p. Le Rhone Engine — 9-Cylinder, Type J\u003c\/strong\u003e — British Operator’s Care Manual. The Gnome \u0026amp; Le Rhone Engine Co., London Office: 47 Victoria Street, S.W. Works: Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow and The Hyde, Edgware Road, Hendon. Includes Fig. 1: frontal photograph of the 110 HP Le Rhône 9J rotary. Language: English.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIstruzioni per il Montaggio e Regolazione del Motore “Le Rhône” — Tipo C, 80 HP · Tipo J, 110 HP\u003c\/strong\u003e — Italian-Language Engine Assembly \u0026amp; Adjustment Manual. Società Italiana Motori Gnome e Rhône, Torino — Strada Venaria, 73 (Madonna di Campagna). Vincenzo Bona, Tipografo della Real Casa, Torino, 1917. Language: Italian.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAerodynamic \u0026amp; Design Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConfiguration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Parasol monoplane — wing elevated above fuselage for total upward and forward visibility.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rigid constant-chord with slight sweepback; chord-wise duralumin and steel strut trussing replacing tension wires.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFuselage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Streamlined circular cross-section — curved wooden formers and longitudinal stringers for minimal drag.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCowling:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tightly cowled open-front circular nose with seven fretted ventilation cut-outs for rotary engine cooling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eControls:\u003c\/strong\u003e Horn-balanced rigid ailerons — exceptional roll rate and axial roll precision.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEngine Technical Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStandard Powerplant:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gnome Monosoupape 9N — 9-cylinder air-cooled rotary, 150–160 hp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlternative:\u003c\/strong\u003e Le Rhône 9R (180 hp) on later production models.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMoS.30 Trainer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Le Rhône 9J (110–120 hp) — derated for structural safety and advanced aerobatic training.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHandling \u0026amp; Stability\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoll:\u003c\/strong\u003e Exceptionally rapid roll rate via horn-balanced ailerons — highly axial.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePitch:\u003c\/strong\u003e Extremely sensitive — small tailplane and balanced elevators required constant pilot concentration.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGyroscopic Precession:\u003c\/strong\u003e Powerful rotary torque demanded significant rudder coordination in tight turns.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStructural Grounding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fatal mid-air wing collapses under high-G loads led to frontline withdrawal after three months of service (late 1917).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePerformance Data\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eParameter\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification (Gnome 9N)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWingspan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.51 m (27 ft 10 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.65 m (18 ft 6 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWing Area\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.39 m² (144.13 sq ft)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEmpty Weight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e~435 kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMax Takeoff Weight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e650 kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaximum Speed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e221 km\/h (137 mph) at sea level\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eService Ceiling\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7,000 m (23,000 ft)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClimb to 1,000 m\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 min 00 sec\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClimb to 2,000 m\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 min 20 sec\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEndurance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 hr 45 min – 2 hr 30 min\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eVariant Designations \u0026amp; Armament\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMoS.27 (Type AI C1):\u003c\/strong\u003e Single-seat fighter — one synchronized 7.7 mm Vickers machine gun.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMoS.29 (Type AI C1):\u003c\/strong\u003e Dual-gun combat variant — twin synchronized Vickers machine guns over the engine cowling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMoS.30 (Type AI E1):\u003c\/strong\u003e Advanced aerobatic trainer — Le Rhône 9J (120 hp), reinforced wing junctions, used by French Aviation Militaire and US Air Service in France.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an archival, static-copy edition fixed at its original publication date. Intended for historical reference, flight simulation, museum restoration, and educational use only. Not approved for active airworthiness maintenance under FAA 14 CFR § 43.13, EASA Part-M, or equivalent international regulations. Operators of active aircraft must use current, revision-controlled publications from the Type Certificate holder or an authorized distributor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e⚠️ \u003cstrong\u003eRegulatory Notice:\u003c\/strong\u003e Under FAA 14 CFR § 43.13 and EASA Part-M, any mechanic performing maintenance on an active aircraft must use current, manufacturer-approved revision-controlled data. 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