CAMS 38

The CAMS 38 was a French single-seat racing flying-boat designed by Rafaele Conflenti and built by Chantiers Aéro-Maritimes de la Seine (CAMS) for the 1923 Schneider Trophy race. The CAMS 38 was withdrawn from the race during the second lap.^[1]

Design and development

The CAMS 38 was a single-seat equal-span biplane with a 380 hp (283 kW) Hispano-Suiza 12Fd Spécial inline piston engine faired into the underside of the upper wing.^[1] The engine drove a two-bladed pusher propeller.^[1] The single-seat cockpit was located forward of the wing leading edge towards the front of the hull.^[1]

The CAMS 38 was flown in the 1923 Schneider Trophy race by the company's chief test pilot Maurice Hurel. It was damaged by a wave before takeoff but completed the first lap. During the second lap Murel was forced to land with a vibrating engine and loss of power.^[1] During the following year the aircraft was used for flight trials but was soon scrapped.^[1]

Specifications

Data from ^[1]The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Length: 8.32 m (27 ft 3½ in)
• Wingspan: 8.60 m (28 ft 2½ in)
• Height: 2.79 m (9 ft 1¾ in)
• Wing area: 202.37 m² (18.80 ft²)
• Empty weight: 940 kg (2072 lb)
• Gross weight: 1256 kg (2769 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Fd Spécial V-12 inline piston engine, 283 kW (380 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 300 km/h (186 mph)

See also

Related lists

• List of seaplanes and amphibious aircraft

References

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