SCAN 20

A light monoplane flying-boat designated SCAN 20, was built secretly in 1941 during the German occupation of France.

Powered by a 325 hp Bearn 6D, the SCAN 20 was fitted with dual controls. The instructor and pupil were side-by-side, with two additional seats behind.

First flying on 6 October 1945, the SCAN 20 was built by Societe de Constructions Aero Navale, with delivery of 23 to French Navy under way in 1951.

Engine: 325 hp Bearn 6D
Wingspan: 49 ft 2.5 in
Wing area: 344 sq.ft
Length: 38 ft 6 in
Height: 11 ft 10.5 in
Max loaded weight: 5511 lb
Max speed: 143 mph at 6560 ft
Cruise: 124 mph
Ceiling: 16.405 ft
Range: 621 mi

Savoia-Marchetti SM.66

First appearing in 1931, the S.66 prototype was a larger development of the S.55 accommodating 14 passengers and powered by three A.22R engines. The Savoia-Marchetti S.66 was powered by three 750 h.p. FiatA 24R engines. Each of its twin hulls could seat up to nine passengers, while the cockpit was in the wing centre section.

Production aircraft were fitted with 522kW Fiat A.24R engines, raising accommodation to 18. S.66s entered commercial service and at least one was taken on charge by the Regia Aeronautica.

Around 25 were built.

Max take-off weight: 10950 kg / 24141 lb
Loaded weight: 7450 kg / 16425 lb
Wingspan: 33 m / 108 ft 3 in
Length: 16.65 m / 55 ft 8 in
Height: 4.9 m / 16 ft 1 in
Wing area: 126.7 sq.m / 1363.79 sq ft
Max. speed: 238 km/h / 148 mph
Ceiling: 5350 m / 17550 ft
Range: 1200 km / 746 miles

Savoia-Marchetti S.65

The Schneider Trophy never experienced any casualties during competition, but several pilots were killed training for the races. Italy had five casualties: Vittorio Centurione in 1926 in a Macchi M-39; Giuseppe Motta in 1929 in a Macchi M-67; Tomasso Dal Molin in 1930 in a Savoia S.65; Giovani Monti and Stanislao Bellini in 1931 in a Macchi MC-72.

Savoia-Marchetti S.62 / American Aeronautical Corp S-62

First flown in 1928, the type served with the two units and operated mainly as military flying-boats with the Regia Aeronautica, although commercial examples were produced, the initial S.62 and later S.62bis were powered by 372.6kW R1 and 559kW Isotta-Fraschini Asso engines respectively. As a three-seat reconnaissance aircraft, it was armed with Lewis machine-guns in the nose cockpit and two more in a midships cockpit. The S.62bis had the open midships position replaced by a twin-gun turret.

A four seat reconnaissance bomber and around 40 were built under licence in Spain with 600 h.p. Hispano-Suiza 121B engines.

The Savoia S-62 flying boat had entered service with the VVS RKKA under the designation MR-4, was successfully produced in the Russian Taganrog workshops.

American Aeronautical Corp licence built one S-62 in 1928 c/n 6202. ATC 2-320 was issued in 1931. Equipped with a 500 hp engine it was configured for commercial operations with a seven place cabin.

American Aeronautical Corp S-62

S.62
Engine: 1 x Isotta-Fraschini Asso 750, 634kW
Max take-off weight: 5030 kg / 11089 lb
Loaded weight: 2630 kg / 5798 lb
Wingspan: 16.66 m / 55 ft 8 in
Length: 12.26 m / 40 ft 3 in
Height: 4.19 m / 14 ft 9 in
Wing area: 69.5 sq.m / 748.09 sq ft
Max. speed: 220 km/h / 137 mph
Ceiling: 4900 m / 16100 ft
Range: 2000 km / 1243 miles
Armament: 4 x 7.7mm machine-guns, 600kg of bombs

American Marchetti S-62
1928
3 seat armed scout
One built in the US
Engine: Isotta-Fraschina, 500 hp
Prop: 2 blade wooden fixed pitch
Wingspan: 54 ft 8 in
Length: 40 ft 3 in
Wing area: 748 sq.ft
Empty weight: 5798 lb
Loaded weight: 11,089 lb
Useful load: 2530 lb
Max speed: 137 mph
Cruise: 118 mph
Stall: 49 mph
Ceiling: 16,100 ft
Range: 530 mi
Seats: 8
Armament: 3 x .30 Lewis machine guns

Savoia-Marchetti S.62

Savoia-Marchetti S.59

This 1925 biplane flying-boat was produced in two forms: the standard S.59 with a 298kW Lorraine-Dietrich engine and the S.59bis with a 372.6kW Isotta-Fraschini Asso 500Ri engine. Examples of both versions went into commercial and military service during the 1920s.

S.59bis
Max take-off weight: 2950 kg / 6504 lb
Loaded weight: 1950 kg / 4299 lb
Wingspan: 15.5 m / 51 ft 10 in
Length: 10.36 m / 34 ft 0 in
Height: 3.5 m / 12 ft 6 in
Wing area: 60 sq.m / 645.83 sq ft
Max. speed: 200 km/h / 124 mph
Ceiling: 4550 m / 14950 ft
Armament: 1 x 7.7mm machine-gun, 280kg of bombs