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Savoia-Marchetti S.74
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File:Le Bourget-DUGNY Avions.JPG
Paris - Le Bourget Airport in 1935: I-URBE is a S.74; the other aircraft is a Douglas DC-2 operated by LAPE (Lineas Aereas Espanolas Postales)
The Savoia-Marchetti S.74 was a four engine airliner developed by Savoia-Marchetti for Ala Littoria.
Contents
Design and development
The prototype first flew on 16 November 1934. Only three were ever built.
Operational history
The aircraft were used in passenger service, until Italy entered the Second World War in 1940, they were put into military transport service in the Regia Aeronautica. None survived the war.
Operators
Civil operators
Military operators
Specifications (S.74)
Data from World Encyclopedia of Civil Aircraft[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 4
- Capacity: 24 passengers
- Length: 21.36 m (70 ft 1 in)
- Wingspan: 29.68 m (97 ft 4.5 in)
- Height: 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
- Loaded weight: 14,000 kg (30,865 lb)
- Powerplant: 4× Piaggio Stella X.RC air cooled radial engines, 522 kW (700 hp) each
Performance
- Cruise speed: 300 km/h (186 mph)
- Range: 1,000 km (621 mi)
- Service ceiling: 7,000 m (22,965 ft)
References
- ↑ Angelucci, Enzo (1982). World Encyclopedia of Civil Aircraft. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-517-54724-4.
See also
Comparable aircraft
Designation sequence
S.73 - S.74 - SM.75
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