Morane MS.226 Photo?

[rof120]

Wow - most interesting again. It seems that a great opportunity was neglected, but why…

Many thanks for the URL.

[Stig Jarlevik]

[quote=rof120;284633]Thanks for this correction: interesting and useful. So it's the LN 161 fighter prototype./QUOTE]

If you care to read my message No 4 you will see I already identified the LN-161.

Cheers
Stig

[rof120]

Please Stig don't be upset for there is no reason. Thanking for a new post immediately above doesn't mean ignoring YOUR post, which is useful and for which I thank you. The URL given 3 posts higher than here leads to a long, comprehensive article on this fighter prototype, which was not ordered in large quantities for mysterious reasons. Otherwise it would have been quite a headache for the Luftwaffe - sigh.

[edwest2]

A bit more about the GL 521:


GL 52 - 1-seat parasol monoplane shipboard divebomber
- GL 520: same as GL 52
- GL 521: 1937 , 1 x 750 hp G-R 9Kfr, 2 built (eg: FW-090)

[edwest2]

Now that I have read a bit more about French aircraft production, here are some details related to the LN 161:


I agree completely with you about the "complexity" affecting the type numbers in the Nieuport aircraft production.

As an help for you is to remember that the Roman numeration was used in the Nieuport company only before 1918.
The designation Nie XXIX was changed to Ni D 29 C1.
The D is for engineer Delage who was the CEO of the Nieuport company.
This system was in use until the Ni D 121, 122, 125, 225 fighters.
In 1933, engineer Delage had left his company.

The Loire yards company purchased the Nieuport one in the same year, but the two aeronautical teams stayed independent.

The Nieuport 161 was designated as Loire-Nieuport 161 only after the discarding of the Loire 250 fighter in 1936. The LN 40, 401, 402, 411 and 42 dive bomber were clearly issued from the LN 161 fighter. The NC 1080 jet carrier fighter share some characteristics of the LN 42.

In January 1937, the Loire-Nieuport company was nationalised as the SNCAO, and the projected Nieuport 60 became the CAO 200.
From this fighter, the hydro fighter CAO 500 and the aircraft carrier fighter CAO 1000 were directly issued from the CAO 200, as also the CAO 810 dive bomber project.

[rof120]

I'm thanking you again and adding this: Var inte arg på mig för jag är väldigt rädd. Dina meddelanden är bra (även om ”bra” betyder ”BH” för våra engelska och amerikanska kompisar).

[musec04]

Hello,


Although I'm a bit doubtful about whether the photo is original, tonight there is a photo of the LN.161 on ebay at:


https://www.ebay.fr/itm/Aviation-pho...MAAOSwgPJeTBkq


Regards,


Clint