SIAI S9
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| SIAI S9 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Flying boat |
| Manufacturer | S.I.A.I. |
| Maiden flight | 1918 |
| Primary users | Italian Air Force Finnish Air Force |
SIAI Savoia S9 was an Italian flying boat from 1918. It was manufactured by Societa Idrovolanti Alta Italia (S.I.A.I.). The S9 might be a development of the FrenchFBA flying boat.
[edit] Use in Finland
The Finnish Air Force had one S9 flying boat, which had been a gift from Italy to Finland. It was destroyed in May 1920 while attempting to land on the water. Major Mikkola who had been flying the plane then went to Italy to get two more S9s, that had been funded by a Finnish tobacco industrialist. Both aircraft were destroyed in the Alps due to their bad quality propellers and since the Finns had gone flying in rain, which the Italians had warned would destroy the propellers.
[edit] Specifications (S9)
Data from Suomen Ilmavoimat I
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 10 m (ft in)
- Wingspan: 13.2 m (ft in)
- Height: 3.9 m (ft in)
- Wing area: m² (ft²)
- Empty weight: kg (lb)
- Useful load: kg (kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,740 kg (lb)
- Powerplant: 1× Fiat A-12 bis , kW (300 hp)
Performance
- Never exceed speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Maximum speed: 140 km/h (knots, mph)
- Cruise speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Stall speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Range: km (nm, mi)
- Service ceiling: m (ft)
- Rate of climb: m/min ()
- Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: W/kg (hp/lb)
Armament
[edit] Sources
- Keskinen, Kalevi; Partonen, Kyösti and Stenman, Kari: Suomen Ilmavoimat I 1918-27, 2005. ISBN 952-99432-2-9.
- Keskinen, Kalevi; Stenman, Kari and Niska, Klaus: Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneet 1918-1939, Tietoteos, 1976.
