Macchi M.33
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| Type: | Seaplane |
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1925 |
| Number of pieces: |
2 |
The Macchi M.33 was an Italian flying boat that was built to take part in the Schneider Trophy in 1925.
history
The 1925 competition was held in Baltimore , Maryland , USA . Two Macchi M.33 took part, flown by Giovanni De Briganti and Lieutenant Morselli. De Briganti achieved third place with his bike with an average speed of 271.08 km / h. Macchi was far behind - the winner's speed was 374.28 km / h. The following year Macchi appeared with the conventional M.39 design with a racing engine from Fiat and won.
construction
The single-seat wooden flying boat was powered by a US high-performance Curtiss engine in a power unit above the fuselage. The two-blade propeller was taken directly from the crankshaft of the twelve-cylinder - V-engine driven.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 1 |
| length | 8.34 m |
| span | 9.74 m |
| Empty mass | 1255 kg |
| Engine | a 12-cylinder V-engine Curtiss D12A with 500 PS (368 kW) |
See also
Web links
Commons : Macchi M.33 - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Hideaki Ozawa: Macchi M-33. hydroretro.net, accessed on July 12, 2011 (English, computer-generated image of the Macchi M.33).
- THE SCHNEIDER CUP RACE. (PDF) In: Flight. Flightglobal, October 8, 1925, accessed on July 9, 2011 (English): "General arrangement drawings of the Macchi M.33"