During test flights over Lake Maggiore prior to the 1921 Schneider trophy races, the S.22 crashed into the lake, ending the hope that it would represent Italy in the race.[2]
siai, italian, racing, flying, boat, built, siai, 1921, schneider, trophy, race, role, racing, flying, boat, national, origin, italy, manufacturer, siai, first, flight, 1921, primary, user, italy, number, built, contents, design, development, operational, hist. The SIAI S 22 was an Italian racing flying boat built by SIAI for the 1921 Schneider Trophy race SIAI S 22 Role Racing flying boat National origin Italy Manufacturer SIAI First flight 1921 Primary user Italy Number built 1 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 3 Operators 4 Specifications 5 See also 6 Notes 7 ReferencesDesign and development editThe S 22 was a single seat twin engine biplane flying boat Its two 224 kW 300 hp Isotta Fraschini V 6bis engines were mounted on eight struts above the hull and below the upper wing driving two propellers one in tractor configuration and one in pusher configuration 1 Operational history editDuring test flights over Lake Maggiore prior to the 1921 Schneider trophy races the S 22 crashed into the lake ending the hope that it would represent Italy in the race 2 Operators edit nbsp Kingdom of ItalySpecifications editData from Aviation SIAI racing seaplanesGeneral characteristicsCrew one Length 7 62 m 25 ft 0 in Wingspan 13 5 m 44 ft 3 5 in Gross weight 2 500 kg 5 512 lb Powerplant 2 Isotta Fraschini V 6bis six cylinder water cooled in line piston aero engine 224 kW 300 hp each PerformanceSee also editSchneider Trophy Related lists List of seaplanes and flying boatsNotes edit Aviation SIAI racing seaplanes Aviation SIAI racing seaplanesReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to SIAI S 22 Aviation SIAI racing seaplanes Portals nbsp Italy nbsp Companies nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SIAI S 22 amp oldid 1136643577, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
