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Savoia-Marchetti S.55
The Savoia-Marchetti S.55 was a double-hulled flying boat produced in Italy beginning in 1924. Shortly after its introduction it began setting records for speed payload altitude and range.
August 1924 The Savoia-Marchetti S.55 flies for the first time.
August 24, 1924 The dirigible ZR-3 is completed in Germany for war
reparations.1
Even though its design was unusual, the Savoia-Marchetti S-55 was a
remarkably airworthy craft. In 1926 the S-55 set 14 world records for
speed, altitude and distance with a payload.2
Savoia-Marchetti S.55 - long-range bomber reconnaissance flying boat
(1920s)
Savoia-Marchetti S.56 - three-seat tourer/trainer amphibian flying
boat (1924)
Savoia-Marchetti S.3
Savoia-Marchetti S.55 flying boats to bring a group of small
motorboats close to enemy harbors.4
Savoia-Marchetti S.55 seaplanes flown by Italo Balbo into Chicago in
1933. This engine used the same layout as the...5
Made by SIAI-Marchetti.
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the 1920s and ’30s, the unique Savoia-Marchetti S.55 flying boat had
two engines, two hulls, two tail fins (and three rudders), and of
course two booms.7
The Savoia-Marchetti S.55 was a double-hulled flying boat produced in
Italy beginning in 1924 as sea bomber and torpedo-bomber. The design
of the S.8
The Savoia-Marchetti S.55 was a double-hulled flying boat produced in
Italy beginning in 1924. Shortly after its introduction it began
setting records for speed, payload, altitude and range.9
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Designer
Alessandro Marchetti
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Number Built
200
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First Flight
August 1924
Retired
1945
Introduced
1926
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