Savoia-Marchetti S.66

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S.66
Savoia-Marchetti S.66 take off.jpg
Role Flying boat airliner then search and rescue
National origin Italy
Manufacturer Savoia-Marchetti
First flight 1931
Introduction 1932
Retired 1939 (civil use) [1]
1943 (military)
Status Retired
Primary users Ala Littoria [2]
Regia Aeronautica
Number built24
Developed from Savoia-Marchetti S.55

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.

Contents

Development

Rear quarter view of Ala Littoria's Savoia-Marchetti S.66 with registration marking I-REDI. Savoia-Marchetti S.66.jpg
Rear quarter view of Ala Littoria's Savoia-Marchetti S.66 with registration marking I-REDI.

The S.66 was developed as an enlarged version of the S.55 with the aim of replacing the S.55P. The S.66 was a twin-hull cantilever monoplane flying boat with metal hull and wings and wooden twin-booms and tail unit. The two crew had enclosed cockpit mounted in the wing centre section between the two hulls, each hull contained seven seats, two sleeping couches and a lavatory. The prototype first flew in 1931 powered by three Fiat A.22 R. engines strut-mounted above the wing. The company built 23 production aircraft with three 559 kW (750 hp) Fiat A.24R engines and the sleeping couches were replaced by two to four more seats in each hull.

Operators

Pre-World War II
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World War II
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Specifications (S.66)

Savoia Marchetti S.66 3-view drawing from L'Aerophile October 1932 Savoia Marchetti S.66 3-view L'Aerophile October 1932.jpg
Savoia Marchetti S.66 3-view drawing from L'Aerophile October 1932

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft [3] and Ali italiane [4] [5]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Notes

  1. Pafi1978, p. 478.
  2. Pafi1978, p. 525.
  3. Orbis 1985, p. 2894.
  4. Pafi1978, p. 542.
  5. Pafi1978, p. 1246.

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