A four-seat development of the SA.202 Bravo, design of the S.205 four-seat all-metal light monoplane was started in March 1964, first flying in 1965, and by April of 1965 three examples had been completed. Each had a 134kW Lycoming engine fitted, but a wide range of versions subsequently became available with different engines and equipment.
Savoia-Marchetti S.205 Article
The S205/22R was never a trainer. It was the retractable version of the 205 with a franklin engine. We also had a 205R which was the same airplane with a Lycoming. The left door was a factory option.
Waco Aircraft Co [2] was founded in 1966 to build Savoia-Marchetti S.205 (as Waco Vela II and Sirius) plus turbosupercharged Taurus derivative
S.205
Max take-off weight: 1350 kg / 2976 lb
Empty weight: 750 kg / 1653 lb
Wingspan: 10.86 m / 36 ft 8 in
Length: 8 m / 26 ft 3 in
Height: 2.89 m / 10 ft 6 in
Wing area: 16.09 sq.m / 173.19 sq ft
Max. speed: 295 km/h / 183 mph
Ceiling: 6200 m / 20350 ft
Range: 1325 km / 823 miles
S.205 18F
Engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 hp
Undercarriage: fixed
S.205 18R
Engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 hp
Undercarriage: retractable
S.205 20F
Engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A, 200 hp
Undercarriage: fixed
S.205 20R
Engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A, 200 hp
Undercarriage: retractable
S.205-22/R / Waco S.220 Vela
Engine: Franklin 6A-350-C1, 220 hp
Undercarriage: retractable
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