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SIAI S.9

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Top speed
  
140 km/h

Length
  
10 m

Manufacturer
  
S.I.A.I.

Wingspan
  
13 m

First flight
  
1918

SIAI Savoia S.9 was an Italian reconnaissance flying boat manufactured by Societa Idrovolanti Alta Italia (S.I.A.I.) from 1918. The wing structure was unusual in being a single-bay biplane wing with additional struts mounted mid bay at the junction of the flying and landing wires so that it appeared to have a two bay wing.

Contents

Operators

 Finland
  • Finnish Air Force
    •  Kingdom of Italy
  • Corpo Aeronautico Militare
  • Regia Aeronautica

    • Specifications (S.9)

    Data from Suomen Ilmavoimat I

    General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 13.2 m (43 ft 4 in)
  • Height: 3.9 m (12 ft 9 in)
  • Wing area: m² (ft²)
  • Empty weight: kg (lb)
  • Useful load: kg (kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 1,740 kg (3,828 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Fiat A.12bis, 224 kW (300 hp)

    • Performance

  • Never exceed speed: km/h (knots, mph)
  • Maximum speed: 140 km/h (75 knots, 86 mph)
  • Cruise speed: km/h (knots, mph)
  • Stall speed: km/h (knots, mph)
  • Range: km (nm, mi)
  • Service ceiling: m (ft)
  • Rate of climb: m/min ()
  • Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
  • Power/mass: W/kg (hp/lb)

    • Armament

  • 1 × machine gun
  • 50 kg (110 lb) of bombs

    • References

    SIAI S.9 Wikipedia
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