Frank Riera
Morane Saulnier M.S.406
GC I/2, 2 Escadrille, Armée de l'Air | Battle of french (May 1940)

Specifications (M.S.406)

General characteristics

Crew: one pilot
Length: 8.17 m (26 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 10.62 m (34 ft 10 in)
Height: 2.71 m (8 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 17.10 m² (184.06 ft²)
Empty weight: 1,893 kg (4,173 lb)
Loaded weight: 2,426 kg (5,348 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Y-31 liquid-cooled V-12, 640 kW (860 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 486 km/h (303 mph) at 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
Range: 1,000 km (620 mi)
Rate of climb: 13.0 m/s (2,560 ft/min)
Wing loading: 141.9 kg/m² (29.1 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 260 W/kg (0.16 hp/lb)

Armament

Guns:
1× 20 mm (0.787 in) Hispano-Suiza HS.404 cannon
2× 7.5 mm (0.295 in) MAC 1934 machine guns