Savoia-Marchetti S.66
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| Savoia-Marchetti S.66 | |
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| Type | 22-passenger flying boat |
| Manufacturer | Savoia-Marchetti |
| Maiden flight | 1931 |
| Number built | 24 |
The Savoia-Marchetti S.66 was a 1930s Italian twin-hull flying boat designed and built by Savoia-Marchetti as an enlarged development of the S.55.
[edit] Development
The S.66 was developed as an enlarged version of the S.55 with the aim of replacing the S.55P. The S.66 was a twin-hulled cantilever monoplane flying boat with metal hull and wings and wooden twin-booms and tail unit. The two crew had enclosed cockpit mounted in the wing centre section between the two hulls, each hull contained seven seats, two sleeping couches and a lavatory. The prototype first flew in 1931 powered by three Fiat A.22R engines strut mounted above the wing. The company built 23 production aircraft with three 750hp (559kW) Fiat A.24R engines and the sleeping couches were replaced by four more seats in each hull.
[edit] Specifications (S.66)
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 22 passengers (eleven in each hull)
- Length: 16.65 m (54 ft 7½ in)
- Wingspan: 33 m (108 ft 3¼ in)
- Height: 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 126.70 m² (1,363.83 ft²)
- Empty weight: 7450 kg (16,424 lb)
- Gross weight: 10950 kg (24,141 lb)
- Powerplant: 3 × Fiat A.24R Vee piston engine, 559 kW (750 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 238 km/h (148 mph)
- Range: 1200 km (746 miles)
- Service ceiling: 5350 m (17,550 ft)
[edit] See also
Related lists
[edit] References
- ^ Orbis 1985, p 2894
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing, 2894.
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