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Macchi M.12

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Top speed
  
190 km/h

Length
  
11 m

Wingspan
  
17 m

Manufacturer
  
Aermacchi

The Macchi M.12 was a flying boat bomber produced in small numbers in Italy in 1918. It had a conventional design generally similar to an enlarged version of other Macchi designs of the period and featured the Warren truss-style interplane struts that had been introduced on the Macchi M.9. A major difference however, was its twin-boom fuselage, each with a separate tailfin. An M.12 was entered in the Schneider Trophy race of 1920, but did not compete.

The M.12bis was a civil variant with five seats and a wingspan extended to 18 m (59 ft), intended to carry passengers and mail.

Specifications

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919, 391

General characteristics

  • Crew: three
  • Length: 10.77 m (35 ft 4 in)
  • Wingspan: 17.00 m (55 ft 9 in)
  • Height: 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
  • Wing area: 61.0 m2 (656 ft2)
  • Empty weight: 1,750 kg (3,850 lb)
  • Gross weight: 2,520 kg (5,540 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Ansaldo 4.E.28, 336 kW (450 hp)
  • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 190 km/h (120 mph)
  • References

    Macchi M.12 Wikipedia