Sud-Ouest Corse Explained

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

• French Air Force
• French Navy

• Air Services of India - ordered two aircraft in 1949. Withdrawn from service in October 1950.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Donald, David, The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft (pg 862). (1997). Prospero Books.
2. Book: Stroud, John. European Transport Aircraft since 1910. 1964. Putnam. London. 200–201.