The D.140 Mousquetaire prototype was an enlarged version of the Jodel D.117 Grand Tourisme two seater of which 223 examples had been built by S.A.N. (Societe Aeronautique Normande). This company was founded by Lucien Querey in 1948 and by the early 1950’s it was building examples of the designs of Jean Delemontez. The company built the Jodel D.112 (10 built) a design which was built in large numbers by other manufacturers including Valladeau and Wassmer. The first production Mousquetaire was the D.140A (45 built) and this was followed by the D.140B which featured a redesigned engine cowling and improved ventilation. The D.140C Mousquetaire 111 (70 built) had a larger swept fin and this was followed by the D.140E Mousquetaire 1V (43 built) which featured a larger fin. The D.140R Abeille (28 built) was a glider tug version which first flew in 1965 and which featured a cut down rear fuselage.

G-ARLX                    c/n 66                        France

5 seat light aircraft first flown in 1958

Engine: 180hp(134kW) Lycoming O-360                                                                                          Length: 25’8"(7.82m)                                                                                            Height: 6’9"(2.05m)Wingspan: 33’8"(10.26m)                                                                                                  No.built:56 Range: 750miles(1206km)                                                                Cruisingspeed:140mph(225kmh) Empty weight: 1330lb(603kg)                                                Maximum take-off weight: 2645lb(1200kg)

S.A.N. D.140A Mousquetaire 1 Side view 1/144 scale

Side view 1/108 scale

Side view 1/72 scale