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CAMS 46

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Top speed
  
185 km/h

Length
  
9.07 m

Wingspan
  
12 m

Manufacturer
  
Chantiers Aéro-Maritimes de la Seine

The CAMS 46 was a flying boat trainer aircraft built in France in the mid-1920s, essentially an updated version of the CAMS 30 that had flown in 1922. While retaining that aircraft's basic form, CAMS offered the French Navy two new versions with aerodynamic refinements over the earlier aircraft: the 46E primary trainer, and the 46ET intermediate trainer. Only the latter was selected for production and was built in quantity to supply one escadrille at the Naval training station at Hourtin.

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Operators

 France
  • French Navy
  • Specifications (46ET)

    General characteristics

  • Crew: Two, pilot and instructor
  • Length: 9.07 m (29 ft 9 in)
  • Wingspan: 12.00 m (39 ft 5 in)
  • Height: 2.97 m (9 ft 9 in)
  • Wing area: 37.0 m2 (398 ft2)
  • Empty weight: 978 kg (2,156 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,350 kg (2,976 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8Ab, 134 kW (180 hp)
  • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph)
  • Range: 1,200 km (748 miles)
  • Service ceiling: 3,500 m (11,480 ft)
  • References

    CAMS 46 Wikipedia