SIAI p.8
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| Type: | Flying boat |
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1917 |
| Number of pieces: |
172 |
The SIAI S.8 was a single-engine multi-purpose flying boat from the Italian manufacturer SIAI-Savoia , which was produced for the Italian Navy (then Regia Marina ) from 1917 .
history
The SIAI S.8 was designed by Raffaele Conflenti as a single-engine double-decker flying boat and was used for over ten years, primarily as a reconnaissance aircraft, but also as a submarine hunter. The successor machine SIAI S.9 was only manufactured after the end of the war.
construction
The boat-shaped hull was made of wood, as were the equally large, fabric-covered wings of the two-handled biplane. In the two-seat cockpit, the commander and copilot or observer sat next to each other, with the second man also operating the 7.7 mm machine-gun.
The drive consisted of an Isotta Fraschini V.4 with 160 hp. It was a liquid-cooled 6-cylinder in-line engine. Due to delivery problems, a Colombo F-150 with 120 hp was occasionally installed. Later aircraft used the more powerful 220 hp (164 kW) Hispano-Suiza-44, which was also used in the SPAD XII. The S.8 had free-falling bombs for anti-submarine defense.
172 pieces of the S.8 were produced for the Italian naval aviators, which were used until the end of the First World War and beyond.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 2 |
| length | 9.84 m |
| span | 12.77 m |
| height | 3.3 m |
| Wing area | 46 m² |
| Empty mass | 900 kg |
| Takeoff mass | 1375 kg |
| Cruising speed | 130 km / h |
| Top speed | 141 km / h |
| Max. Service ceiling | 7000 m |
| Range | 700 km |
| Engines | an Isotta Fraschini V.4 with 160 PS (118 kW) or Colombo F-150 with 120 PS (88 kW) or Hispano-Suiza-44 with 220 PS (162 kW) |
| Armament | 1 × 7.7 mm MG 120 kg bombs under the wings |
Web links
- Virtual Aircraft Museum: SIAI p.8 (English)