Savoia-Marchetti S.65
| Savoia-Marchetti S.65 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Racing seaplane |
| National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | Savoia-Marchetti |
| First flight | 1929 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Savoia-Marchetti S.65 was an Italian racing seaplane built for the 1929 Schneider Trophy race.
Design and development
[edit]The S.65 was a single-seat twin-engine floatplane of low-wing monoplane configuration with two floats. Its tailplane was supported by two booms and the floats, which extended well toward the rear of the aircraft. Its two 745-kilowatt (1,000-horsepower) Isotta Fraschini engines were mounted in tandem, each driving a two-bladed propeller, one in the nose in a tractor configuration and the other at the rear of the fuselage in a pusher configuration.[1]
Operational history
[edit]The S.65 was excluded from the 1929 race due to mechanical problems, and Italy was instead represented in the race by one Macchi M.52R and two Macchi M.67 seaplanes.[2]
Tommaso Dal Molin of the Italian Schneider Trophy racing team was killed flying the S.65 during training at Lake Garda in northern Italy on January 18, 1930.[3]
Operators
[edit]Specifications
[edit]Data from [4]
General characteristics
- Powerplant: 2 × Isotta Fraschini Asso 750 W-18 liquid-cooled piston engines, 750 kW (1,000 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 640 km/h (400 mph, 350 kn) estimated
See also
[edit]Related lists
Notes
[edit]- ^ Vašiček, Aviation History, September 2002, p. 35.
- ^ Vašiček, Aviation History, September 2002, p. 35.
- ^ Schneider Trophy History
- ^ Vašiček, Radko, "When Seaplanes Ruled the Sky," Aviation History, September 2002
References
[edit]- Vašiček, Radko. "When Seaplanes Ruled the Sky." Aviation History, September 2002.
- Schneider Trophy History
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