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Macchi M.16

🇮🇹 Italy ·first flew 1919· sport aircraft

what is it?

The Macchi M.16 was a light, single-seat aircraft designed by Alessandro Tonini and produced by Macchi in Italy in 1919.

How to recognise it: 1 engine · 6 m wingspan

base stats

  • speed 165 km/htop speed
  • range 420 kmwithout refuelling
  • size 260 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

  • First flew 107 years ago, in 1919.

spec sheet

first flight
1919
number built
—
role
sport aircraft
origin
🇮🇹 Italy
makers
Aermacchi
engines
1× Anzani air-cooled radial
crew
1
length
4.4 m
wingspan
6 m
height
2.1 m
max take-off weight
260 kg
top speed
165 km/h
range
420 km

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q3841987, Wikipedia: Macchi M.16 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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