{"id":9519,"date":"2017-09-05T16:34:35","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T16:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=9519"},"modified":"2017-09-05T16:36:04","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T16:36:04","slug":"morane-saulnier-type-l-aeroplane-replica-comes-to-eaa-aviation-museum-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/wisconsin\/morane-saulnier-type-l-aeroplane-replica-comes-to-eaa-aviation-museum-collection\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Morane-Saulnier Type L Aeroplane Replica Comes to EAA Aviation Museum Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Pictured above from left to right: Daniel Bacou, president of Heritage Avions Morane-Saulnier, Patrick Daher, chairman of Daher group, with members of the construction team, Claude Canerie, G\u00e9rard Frances, Mickael Brahier and Jean-Claude Arne (photo Airborne Films)<\/em><\/p>\n

In a donation honoring 100 years of the French-American aviation relationship, a full-sized Morane-Saulnier Type L \u201cParasol\u201d aeroplane replica will join the prestigious Experimental Aircraft Association\u2019s EAA Aviation Museum collection in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

This hand-crafted reproduction of the World War I-era Parasol \u2013 an ancestor of Daher\u2019s TBM very fast turboprop aircraft family \u2013 was brought by Daher to the U.S. for an appearance at last month\u2019s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in. During the week-long event, the aeroplane was a major draw, attracting a steady flow of visitors.<\/p>\n

While the Type L originally was planned for a return to France, it was decided to honor the EAA\u2019s request that the replica be permanently exhibited at the EAA Aviation Museum. It is to be situated near the facility\u2019s entrance, between the historic reproductions of the Wright brothers\u2019 Wright Flyer and Charles Lindbergh\u2019s Spirit of St. Louis. The six-year construction effort for the Type L Parasol replica was managed by the Association H\u00e9ritage Avions Morane-Saulnier, whose volunteers \u2013 both retired and current workers of Daher and predecessor companies (including some Morane-Saulnier veterans in their mid-80s) \u2013 contributed their skills, energy and passion. Daher supported the Type L replica project from the start, providing workspace, tooling and expertise.<\/p>\n

The flightworthy replica retains the Type L Parasol\u2019s original wooden structure configuration, along with its wing-warping system and the aircraft\u2019s all-flying rudder and stabilator controls.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe response to the Type L\u2019s presence from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh attendees, including members of our global TBM community, was very impressive,\u201d said Nicolas Chabbert, senior Vice President of Daher Airplane Business Unit. \u201cWhen the opportunity came to include this element of aviation history in the EAA Aviation Museum, we were pleased that the Association H\u00e9ritage Avions Morane-Saulnier agreed \u2013 and Daher fully supports the decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a result of the donation, Daher has offered to sponsor the construction of a second flightworthy Type L replica, which will be produced and based in France.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur team of dedicated volunteers are extremely proud to have the Parasol included in the EAA Aviation Museum, which is recognized worldwide for the quality and range of its collection,\u201d commented Daniel Bacou, President of the Association H\u00e9ritage Avions Morane-Saulnier. \u201cOf course, it was difficult to part ways with the aircraft after six years of hard work, but we thank Daher for the very generous offer that enables us to embark on a new exciting project for the second reproduction.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Parasol was an extremely important aircraft to the Allied powers of World War I and an important symbol of the friendship between France and the United States during the war,\u201d said Bob Campbell, Director of the EAA Aviation Museum. \u201cWe are most honored and proud to accept this replica in the same spirit shared between our two great nations during that conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Pictured above from left to right: Daniel Bacou, president of Heritage Avions Morane-Saulnier, Patrick Daher, chairman of Daher group, with members of the construction team, Claude Canerie, G\u00e9rard Frances, Mickael Brahier and Jean-Claude Arne (photo Airborne Films) In a donation honoring 100 years of the French-American aviation relationship, a full-sized Morane-Saulnier Type L \u201cParasol\u201d aeroplane […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9520,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115,66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news","category-wisconsin"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/French-replica-to-EAA.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9519"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9524,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9519\/revisions\/9524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}