Rear quarter view of Ala Littoria's Savoia-Marchetti S.66 with registration marking I-REDI.
The S.66 was developed as an enlarged version of the S.55 with the aim of replacing the S.55P. The S.66 was a twin-hull cantilevermonoplane flying boat with metal hull and wings and wooden twin-booms and tail unit. The two crew had enclosed cockpit mounted in the wing centre section between the two hulls, each hull contained seven seats, two sleeping couches and a lavatory. The prototype first flew in 1931 powered by three Fiat A.22 R. engines strut-mounted above the wing. The company built 23 production aircraft with three 559 kW (750 hp) Fiat A.24R engines and the sleeping couches were replaced by two to four more seats in each hull.
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Taylor, Michael J. H., ed. (1989) [1980]. Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. contributors, Bill Gunston ... [et al.] New York: Portland House : Distributed by Crown. ISBN0-517-69186-8.
savoia, marchetti, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, april, 2018, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, . This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations April 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Savoia Marchetti S 66 was a 1930s Italian twin hull flying boat designed and built by Savoia Marchetti as an enlarged development of the S 55 S 66Role Flying boat airliner then search and rescueNational origin ItalyManufacturer Savoia MarchettiFirst flight 1931Introduction 1932Retired 1939 civil use 1 1943 military Status RetiredPrimary users Ala Littoria 2 Regia AeronauticaNumber built 24Developed from Savoia Marchetti S 55 Contents 1 Development 2 Operators 3 Specifications S 66 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesDevelopment Edit Rear quarter view of Ala Littoria s Savoia Marchetti S 66 with registration marking I REDI The S 66 was developed as an enlarged version of the S 55 with the aim of replacing the S 55P The S 66 was a twin hull cantilever monoplane flying boat with metal hull and wings and wooden twin booms and tail unit The two crew had enclosed cockpit mounted in the wing centre section between the two hulls each hull contained seven seats two sleeping couches and a lavatory The prototype first flew in 1931 powered by three Fiat A 22 R engines strut mounted above the wing The company built 23 production aircraft with three 559 kW 750 hp Fiat A 24R engines and the sleeping couches were replaced by two to four more seats in each hull Operators EditPre World War II Kingdom of ItalyAla Littoria Societa Aerea MediterraneaWorld War II Kingdom of ItalyRegia Aeronautica operated S 66s for search and rescueSpecifications S 66 Edit Savoia Marchetti S 66 3 view drawing from L Aerophile October 1932 Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft 3 and Ali italiane 4 5 General characteristicsCrew 2 Capacity 18 22 passengers nine to eleven in each hull Length 16 63 m 54 ft 7 in Wingspan 33 m 108 ft 3 in Height 4 90 m 16 ft 1 in Wing area 126 70 m2 1 363 8 sq ft Empty weight 7 450 kg 16 424 lb Gross weight 10 950 kg 24 141 lb Powerplant 3 Fiat A 24R V12 engines 559 kW 750 hp eachPerformance Maximum speed 264 km h 164 mph 143 kn Cruise speed 235 km h 146 mph 127 kn Range 1 200 km 750 mi 650 nmi Service ceiling 5 000 m 16 000 ft See also EditList of flying boats and floatplanesNotes Edit Pafi1978 p 478 Pafi1978 p 525 Orbis 1985 p 2894 Pafi1978 p 542 Pafi1978 p 1246 References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Savoia Marchetti S 66 Taylor Michael J H ed 1989 1980 Jane s Encyclopedia of Aviation contributors Bill Gunston et al New York Portland House Distributed by Crown ISBN 0 517 69186 8 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft Part Work 1982 1985 London Orbis Publishing 1985 Pafi Benedetto Apostolo Giorgio eds 1978 Ali italiane Italian wings in Italian Vol 2 1923 1938 Milano Italy Compagnia Generale Editoriale Rizzoli distribuzione Portals Italy Companies Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Savoia Marchetti S 66 amp oldid 1136647309, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
