Savoia-Marchetti S.66
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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.
Development
Operators
- Pre-World War II
- Italy
- World War II
- Italy
- Regia Aeronautica operated S.66s for search and rescue
Specifications (S.66)
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft[3] and Ali italiane[4][5]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 18/22 passengers (nine to eleven in each hull)
- Length: 16.63 m (54 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 33 m (108 ft 3 in)
- Height: 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 126.70 m2 (1,363.8 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 7,450 kg (16,424 lb)
- Gross weight: 10,950 kg (24,141 lb)
- Powerplant: 3 × Fiat A.24R V piston engine, 559 kW (750 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 264 km/h (164 mph; 143 kn)
- Cruising speed: 235 km/h (146 mph; 127 kn)
- Range: 1,200 km (746 mi; 648 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,404 ft)
See also
- List of seaplanes and flying boats
Notes
References
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- Taylor, Michael J. H., ed. (1989) [1980]. Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. contributors, Bill Gunston ... [et al.] . New York: Portland House : Distributed by Crown . ISBN 0-517-69186-8
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985) . London: Orbis Publishing. 1985
- Pafi, Benedetto; Apostolo, Giorgio, eds. (1978). Ali italiane [Italian wings] (in Italian). Volume 2:1923-1938. Milano, Italy: Compagnia Generale Editoriale - Rizzoli distribuzione.
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