| Macchi M.C.100 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Passenger flying boat |
| Manufacturer | Macchi |
| Designer | Mario Castoldi |
| First flight | 1939 |
| Primary user | Ala Littoria |
| Number built | 3 |
The Macchi M.C.100 was an Italian commercial flying boat designed and built by Macchi.
With a family resemblance to the military twin-engine M.C.99 and earlier M.C.94 the M.C.100 was a shoulder-wing cantilever monoplane flying boat. It was powered by three Alfa Romeo 126 RC 10 radial engines strut mounted above the wing with each driving a three-bladed tractor propeller. The pilot and co-pilot sat side by side in a raised and enclosed control cabin forward of the wing while the radio operator sat in the aircraft's nose. A main cabin in the hull had accommodation for 26 passengers. The prototype first flew on 7 January 1939.[1] The prototype was followed by two more aircraft, and all three were in service by June 1940 with Ala Littoria operating between Rome-Algiers-Barcelona. With the start of World War II, the aircraft was used for liaison and communication duties and to maintain a daily Rome-Marsala-Tripoli service.
Data from Wings of Peace: Macchi C.94 and C.100[1]
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