{"product_id":"rs-models-92152","title":"RS Models 92152 1:72 Morane-Saulnier MS.405 4 decal variants","description":"\u003cp\u003eRS Models 92152 1:72 Morane-Saulnier MS.405 4 decal variants\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1. MS.405C, No.1 test in CEMA, pilot \"Kostia\" Rozanoff, Reims 1938\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2. MS.405C, No.1, Chartres , June 1940\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3. MS.405C, No.4, prototype of MS.406, CEMA , January 1940\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4. MS.405C, No.15, Salon de Provence 1939\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMorane-Saulnier's response was the M.S.405 developed by Engineer in Chief Paul-Rene Gauthier. The MS.405 was a low-wing monoplane of mixed construction, with fabric-covered wooden tail, but a bonded metal\/wood material skin fixed to duralumin tubing. Plymax consisted of a thin sheet of duralumin bonded to a thicker sheet of plywood. Morane-Saulnier had a long history of producing warplanes dating back to pre-World War I years, but in the inter-war period, they had concentrated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"text1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon civil designs. The aircraft was a departure for them, being their first low-wing monoplane, first with an enclosed cockpit, and first design with retracting landing gear. The new 860 hp Hispano-Suiza 12Ygrs engine driving a two-pitch Chauviere propeller powered the first M.S405-1 prototype, which flew on 8 August 1935.Development was very slow, and the second M.S.405-2 prototype with a 900 hp Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs engine didn't fly until 20 January 1937, almost a year and a half later. With the new engine the fighter reached 443 km\/h (275 mph), fast enough to secure an order for a further 16 pre-production prototypes, each including improvements on the previous version.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RS Models","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46747763999000,"sku":"RSMI92152","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/7463\/9896\/files\/RSMI92152.jpg?v=1710587839","url":"https:\/\/puzzlecraftltd.com\/products\/rs-models-92152","provider":"Puzzle Craft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}