SIAI S.9

what is it?

The SIAI Savoia S.9 was an Italian reconnaissance flying boat, manufactured by Societa Idrovolanti Alta Italia (S.I.A.I.) from 1918. The wing structure was unusual by being a single-bay biplane wing, with additional struts mounted mid-bay at the junction of the flying and landing wires, so that it appeared to have a two-bay wing. The S.9 was also licence-built in France by CAMS (Chantiers Aéro-Maritimes de la Seine) as the CAMS C.9.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 13.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 140 km/htop speed
• size 3,828 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 108 years ago, in 1918.
• 🚗Wingspan of 13.2 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1918

number built

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role

flying boat

makers

SIAI-Marchetti

engines

1× Fiat A.12bis / A.12

crew

2

length

10 m

wingspan

13.2 m

height

3.9 m

max take-off weight

3,828 kg

top speed

140 km/h

range

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wings

biplane

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