Macchi M.40 | |
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Role | Reconnaissance floatplane |
National origin | Italy |
Manufacturer | Macchi |
First flight | 1928 |
Number built | 1 |
The Macchi M.40 was a prototype 1920s Italian catapult-launched reconnaissance floatplane designed and built by Macchi, it did not enter production. [1]
The M.40 was an all-metal equal-span biplane powered by a 380 hp (280 kW) Fiat A.20 piston engine. [1] It had a large central float with a stabilising float under each wing. [1] The crew sat in tandem open cockpits and the M.40 was armed with one fixed and one movable 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine-gun. [1]
Data from [1] Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft
General characteristics
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