CAMS 58
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| Type | Flying boat airliner |
| Manufacturer | CAMS |
| Maiden flight | 1933 |
| Primary user | Air France |
| Number built | 4 |
The CAMS 53 was a transport flying boat built in France in the early 1930s intended as a successor to the highly successful CAMS 53. Compared to the earlier design, the CAMS 58 featured a newly-designed sesquiplane wing cellule and an all-metal hull in place of its predecessor's wooden one. Work was slow, with three years passing between the start of design work and the prototype's first flight. When the newly-formed Air France showed no interest in purchasing the type, CAMS redesigned it to be powered by two pairs of engines in tractor-pusher installations. Again, no interest was forthcoming. The final iteration of the design, reverting to a single pair of more powerful engines and a wooden hull, met with only slightly more success. Air France bought two machines and operated them briefly before declaring them to be uneconomical and removing them from service.
[edit] Variants
- 53-0 - prototype with Hispano-Suiza 12Fa engines (1 built)
- 53-2 - four-engine version with Lorraine Algol 9Na engines (1 built)
- 53-3 - version with Hispano-Suiza 12Nbr engines (2 built)
[edit] Specifications (58/3)
General characteristics
- Crew: Three
- Capacity: 4 passengers
- Length: 14.91 m (48 ft 11 in)
- Wingspan: 24.30 m (79 ft 9 in)
- Height: 6.14 m (20 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 129.7 m² (1,396 ft²)
- Empty weight: 5,428 kg (11,967 lb)
- Gross weight: 8,450 kg (18,629 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Hispano-Suiza 12Nbr, 485 kW (650 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 200 km/h (125 mph)
- Range: 950 km (590 miles)
- Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,765 ft)
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 226.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing, File 891 Sheets 03.
[edit] See also
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