Savoia Marchetti S.74

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Wingspan 30 m First flight November 16, 1934 Designer Alessandro Marchetti		Length 21 m Manufacturer SIAI-Marchetti

The Savoia-Marchetti S.74 was a four-engine airliner developed by Savoia-Marchetti for Ala Littoria.

Design and development

The prototype first flew on 16 November 1934. Only three were ever built.

The aircraft were used in passenger service, until Italy entered World War II in 1940, they were put into service as military transport aircraft for the Regia Aeronautica. None of the three survived the war.

Regia Aeronautica

Data from World Encyclopedia of Civil Aircraft

General characteristics

Crew: 4

Capacity: 24 passengers

Length: 21.36 m (70 ft 1 in)

Wingspan: 29.68 m (97 ft 4.5 in)

Height: 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)

Loaded weight: 14,000 kg (30,865 lb)

Powerplant: 4 × Piaggio Stella X.RC air cooled radial engines, 522 kW (700 hp) each

Performance

Cruise speed: 300 km/h (190 mph)

Range: 1,000 km (621 mi)

Service ceiling: 7,000 m (22,966 ft)

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