M.12 | |
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Role | Bomber flying boat |
National origin | Italy |
Manufacturer | Macchi |
First flight | 1918 |
Number built | ca. 10 |
The Macchi M.12 was a flying boat bomber produced in small numbers in Italy in 1918.[1] It was a conventional design generally similar to an enlarged version of other Macchi designs of the period and featured the Warren truss-style interplane struts that had been introduced on the Macchi M.9.[2] A major difference, however, was its twin-boom fuselage,[1] each with a separate tail-fin.[2] An M.12 was entered in the Schneider Trophy race of 1920, but did not compete.
The M.12bis was a civil variant with five seats and a wingspan extended to 18 m (59 ft), intended to carry passengers and mail.[3]
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919, 391
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