Sud-Ouest Corse

SNCASO · France · first flew 1947 · transport aircraft

The Sud-Ouest Corse was a French mail and passenger transport aircraft built by SNCASO. It was a cantilever mid-wing monoplane powered by two Renault 12S engines.

Recognition (WEFT)

W — Wings	Mid-mounted, tapered
E — Engines	2 × piston, wing-mounted
F — Fuselage	12.35 m fuselage
T — Tail	Conventional

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Cantilever mid-wing monoplane with two Renault 12S engines
Retractable conventional landing gear
Cabin seats that could be quickly removed to carry freight

A twin-engined mid-wing transport seating up to 13 passengers. Seats could be removed quickly to carry more cargo.

Specifications

The Sud-Ouest Corse has a length of 12.35 m (41 ft).
It has a wingspan of 17.9 m (59 ft).
Its maximum speed is 355 km/h (221 mph).
Typical crew: 2.

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History

The Corse began as the S.O.90 Cassiopee, a nine-passenger aircraft that first flew on 16 August 1943. The S.O.93 Corse and S.O.94 Corse II prototypes were developed into the S.O.95 Corse III.

Variants

The S.O.93 Corse was a single prototype and the S.O.94 Corse II a 10-passenger production version, with 15 built. The S.O.95M Corse III carried 13 passengers on a tail-wheel undercarriage, with 45 built for military use, and the S.O.94R was a radar training conversion.

Where you'll see it

The type was intended to serve Air France but failed its requirements. Sixty aircraft were built for the Aeronavale, with a small number for other overseas airlines, and Air Services of India ordered two in 1949 and withdrew them in October 1950.

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