SIAI S.58

what is it?

The SIAI S.58 or Savoia-Marchetti S.M.58 was an Italian flying boat fighter prototype of the 1920s designed and manufactured by SIAI.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 11.3 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 267 km/htop speed
• size 1,477 kgmax take-off weight
• built 5made in total

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 102 years ago, in 1924.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.3 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight

1924

number built

5

role

flying boat fighter

origin

🇮🇹 Italy

makers

SIAI-Marchetti

engines

1× Fiat A.20 V12 piston

crew

1

length

9.1 m

wingspan

11.3 m

height

2.8 m

max take-off weight

1,477 kg

top speed

267 km/h

range

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