Leo Models Italian Air Force – SIAI S.55X (Savoia-Marchetti S.55X) , ‚I-BALB‘ 1 Squadriglia (Nera Stellata) 1° Stormo – Transatlantic Flight 1933

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                  Savoia-Marchetti S.55X

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.

General characteristics

• Crew: 2 pilots, 3-4 other crew members
• Length: 16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
• Wingspan: 24 m (78 ft 9 in)
• Height: 5 m (16 ft 5 in)
• Wing area: 92 m² (990 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 5,750 kg (12,677 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 8,260 kg (18,210 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Isotta Fraschini Asso 500 V-12 water-cooled piston engines, 370 kW (500 hp) each mounted in tandem
• Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch tractor and pusher propellers

Performance

• Maximum speed: 205 km/h (127 mph; 111 kn)
• Stall speed: 105 km/h (65 mph; 57 kn)
• Range: 1,200 km (746 mi; 648 nmi) to 2,200 km (1,400 mi; 1,200 nmi)
• Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 9 minutes; 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 25 minutes; 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 45 minutes

The National Republican Air Force (Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana, or ANR) was the air force of the Italian Social Republic during World War II, closely linked with the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) in northern Italy.