Savoia-Marchetti S.72
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| Savoia-Marchetti S.72 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Bomber/transport |
| National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | Savoia-Marchetti |
| Maiden flight | 1934 |
| Primary users | China Regia Aeronautica |
| Number built | 7 |
The Savoia-Marchetti S.72 was an Italian three-engined transport monoplane designed and built by Savoia-Marchetti as an enlarged and strengthened version of the earlier S.71. The S.72 was a three-engined high-wing cantilever monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear. Designed as a heavy bomber the prototype was first flown in 1934 powered by three 550hp (410kW) Alfa-Romeo licence-built Bristol Pegasus engines.
The Regia Aeronautica showed no interest in the aircraft as a heavy bomber and the prototype was used as a VIP transport. After being demonstrated in China in 1935 the prototype was handed over to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek as a gift. Six more aircraft were ordered by the Chinese and assembled in China. It is presumed that all the aircraft were destroyed in Japanese air raids in 1937.
[edit] Specifications
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Length: 19.95 m (65 ft 5½ in)
- Wingspan: 29.68 m (97 ft 4½ in)
- Height: 5.5 m (18 ft 0½ in)
- Wing area: 118.50 m² (1275.57 ft²)
- Empty weight: 6800 kg (14991 lb)
- Gross weight: 12800 kg (28219 lb)
- Powerplant: 3 × Alfa Romeo licence-built Bristol Pegasus engine, 410 kW (550 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 295 km/h (183 mph)
- Range: 2000 km (1243 miles)
- Service ceiling: 8000 m (26,245 ft)
Armament
- up to 6 x 7.7mm (0.303in) machine-guns
- 1 x 20mm cannon
- 1000kg (2205lb) of bombs
[edit] References
- ^ Oribis 1985, page 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.
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