Sud-Ouest Corse

The Sud-Ouest Corse was a French mail and passenger transport aircraft, built by SNCASO.^[1]

Development and design

The Corse began as the S.O.90 Cassiopée, a nine-passenger aircraft. The S.O.93 Corse and S.O.94 Corse II prototypes were developed as the S.O.95 Corse III. The aircraft was a cantilever mid-wing monoplane, powered by two Renault 12S engines with a retractable conventional landing gear. Seating up to 13 passengers, the seats could be quickly removed in order to carry more cargo. Intended to serve Air France, it failed their aircraft requirements. 60 aircraft were built for Aeronavale, and a small number for other overseas airlines.^[1]

Variants

SNCASO SO.90 Cassiopée

Wartime prototype for 8 passengers and powered by 325 hp Bearn 6D-07 engines. First flew 16 August 1943 with 3 built.

S.O.93 Corse

Prototype powered by Renault 12S engines, 1 built.

S.O.94 Corse II

Production 10 passenger version, 15 built.

S.O.94R

Radar training conversion of S.O.94.

S.O.95M Corse III

Production 13 passenger version with tail-wheel undercarriage, all 45 built for military use.

Operators

 France

• French Air Force
• French Navy

Specifications (S.O.95 Corse III)

Data from The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Capacity: 13
• Length: 12.35 m (40 ft 6.25 in)
• Wingspan: 17.90 m (58 ft 8.75 in)
• Height: 4.30 m (14 ft 1.25 in)
• Empty weight: 4024 kg (8871 lb)
• Gross weight: 5605 kg (12357 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Renault 12S-02-201 inverted-Vee piston, 440 kW (590 hp) each each

Performance

• Cruising speed: 350 km/h (217 mph)
• Range: 1300 km (808 miles)

References

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