CAMS 36

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CAMS 36 racers
Sketch of the CAMS 36 Racer.png
Type: Flying boat
Design country:

FranceFrance France

Manufacturer:

Chantiers Aéro-Maritimes de la Seine (CAMS)

First flight:

1921

Commissioning:

1922

Production time:

1921-1923

Number of pieces:

3 in different versions

The CAMS 36 was a flying boat developed by Chantiers Aéro-Maritimes de la Seine in France in the early 1920s .

history

Originally developed as a single-seat biplane fighter flying boat in 1921 by the designer Raffaele Conflenti , the CAMS 36 was modified to compete in the 1922 Schneider Trophy racing competition in England. The race in 1922, which was held in Naples , Italy, had to be postponed for financial reasons. The competition in 1922 was won by the Englishman Henri Biard with a Supermarine Sea Lion II with a speed of 234.51 km / h. The CAMS 36 with its top speed of 250 km / h would have had a good chance of taking the trophy to France.

After further test flights in France, the original Hispano-Suiza 8FD engine with an output of 300 PS (224 kW) with pusher propeller was replaced by a more powerful modified 360 PS (268 kW) Hispano-Suiza piston engine for the 1923 race in England and the adjustable four-blade propeller arranged at the front as a pulling propeller. The I-struts of the wings were exchanged for aerodynamically clad struts. The new modified version is called CAM-36A. On the day of the competition, the 36A, piloted by Lieutenant Pelletier d'Oisy , collided with a yacht at anchor in the Solent Strait that separates the Isle of Wight from mainland England. The machine could no longer participate in the competition. There is no information about the whereabouts of the CAMS-36 machines.

Versions

  • CAMS 36 , military fighter boat with pusher propeller
  • CAMS 36 Racer modified for racing and powered by a 300 hp (224 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8FD engine
  • CAMS 36A , further changes for the 1923 race. Converted to a pulling propeller, which was powered by a modified 360 hp (268 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8FD engine

Technical specifications

Parameter Data CAMS 36 Racer
crew 1
length 7.75 m
span 8.60 m
height 2.80 m
Wing area 20.00 m²
Empty mass 945 kg
Max. Takeoff mass 1260 kg
Top speed 250 km / h
Engines 1 x Hispano-Suiza 8FD; 220 kW (approx. 300 PS)

literature

  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985) . Orbis Publishing.

Web links

Commons : CAMS 36  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Orbis 1985, p. 1000