SIAI S.16
| SIAI S.16 | |
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| General De Pinedo's Savoia Marchetti seaplane landing on the Brisbane River in 1925. | |
| Role | Passenger and military flying-boat |
| National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | SIAI |
| Designer | Rafaele Conflenti |
| First flight | 1919 |
| Primary user | Italian Navy |
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SIAI S.16
SIAI S.16bis
The SIAI S.16 was an Italian passenger flying-boat later used a military reconnaissance-bomber, claimed to be the most successful flying-boat of the 1920s.
Design and development
The first flying-boat designed by the Societa Idrovolanti Alta Italia (SIAI) for use as a civilian passenger carrier, the S.13 was a biplane flying-boat with room for five passengers. The S.16 was powered by a single Fiat A.12bis engine. Military versions were also developed with a bow cockpit for an observer-gunner and bomb-racks fitted underneath the wings. The military version was sold to Brazil, Soviet Union, Spain and Turkey.
Variants
- S.16
- Production passenger carrier powered by a Fiat A.12bis engine.
- S.16bis
- Improved civilian variant with reinforced hull, increased fuel capacity and a larger propeller.
- S.16bis M
- Military version of the S.16bis with bow cockpit, Soviet operated versions (80 aircraft) were designated by them the S-16bis, some were licence-built in Spain.
- S.16ter
- Improved military variant first used by the Italian Navy from 1924, powered by a Lorraine-Dietrich 12Db vee piston engine.
- S.23
- Simplified variant for training, one built.
Operators
- Brazilian Navy (15)
- Spanish Navy (26 including 10 built locally)
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- Regia Marina (~103)
- Latvian Navy (6)
- Turkish Air Force (12)
- Soviet Navy (80)
Specifications (S.16ter)
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2 or 3 (pilot, observer)
- Length: 9.89 m (32 ft 5¼ in)
- Wingspan: 15.50 m (50 ft 10¼ in)
- Height: 3.67 m (12 ft 0½ in)
- Empty weight: 840 kg (1852 lb)
- Gross weight: 2652 kg (5847 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lorraine-Dietrich 12Db vee piston engine., 298 kW (400 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 194 km/h (120 mph)
- Range: 1000 km (621 miles)
- Service ceiling: 4000 m (13,125 ft)
Armament
- 1 × 7.7mm (0.303in) machine-gun (ring mounting at bow cockpit)
- 230kg (485lb) of bombs on underwing racks
See also
- Related lists
References
Notes
- ↑ Orbis 1985, page 2853
Bibliography
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
External links
Media related to SIAI S.16 at Wikimedia Commons
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