SAIMAN 200
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| SAIMAN 200 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Two-seat primary trainer |
| Manufacturer | Società Industrie Meccaniche Aeronautiche Naval |
| Designed by | MArio Bottino |
| Maiden flight | 1938 |
| Introduced | 1940 |
| Retired | 1947 |
| Primary user | Italian Air Force |
| Number built | 130 |
The SAIMAN 200 was a 1930s Italian two-seat primary trainer designed and built by the Società Industrie Meccaniche Aeronautiche Naval (SAIMAN).
[edit] Development
Designed as a basic trainer the first of theee prototypes SAIMAN 200 first flew at the end of 1938. It was a wooden conventional biplane with a wide track tailwheel landing gear and powered by a nose-mounted 185hp (138kW) Alfa-Romeo 115 engine. Two prototypes with 120hp (74kW) Alfa-Romeo 110 engine were also built designated the SAIMAN 205. Two aircraft were sold to the Italian airline Ala Littoria which was followed by three production batches for the Regia Aeronautica. Caproni-Vizzola built 115 aircraft and SAIMAN built 25. Early accidents in use resulted in structural strengthening and modification to the production aircraft.
[edit] Operational history
The SAIMAN 200 was used by Regia Aeronautica primary training schools and some were also used for liaison duties. After the 1943 armistice the surviving aircraft were also used by the Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force, the Germans and the Allies.
[edit] Variants
- SAIMAN 200
- Production aircraft with an Alfa Romeo 115 engine, 128 built.
- SAIMAN 205
- Powered by an Alfa Romeo 110 engine, 2 prototypes only.
[edit] Operators
[edit] Specifications
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 7.47 m (24 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 8.78 m (28 ft 9¾ in)
- Height: 2.50 m (8 ft 2½ in)
- Wing area: 22 m² (236.81 ft²)
- Empty weight: 761 kg (1678 lb)
- Gross weight: 1055 kg (2326 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Alfa Romeo 115 inline piston engine, 138 kW (185 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 220 km/h (137 mph)
- Range: 475 km (295 miles)
- Service ceiling: 6000 m (19,685 ft)
[edit] See also
Comparable aircraft
[edit] References
- ^ Orbis 1985, p 2838
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
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