Savoia-Marchetti SM.95

what is it?

The Savoia-Marchetti SM.95 was an Italian four-engine, mid-range transport aircraft, which first flew in 1943. It was the successor of the Savoia-Marchetti SM.75.

🔎How to recognise it: 4 piston engines with propellers · 34.3 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 361 km/htop speed
• range 2,000 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 38passengers
• size 21.7 tmax take-off weight
• built 20made 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 83 years ago, in 1943.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 34.3 m: about 8 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 4 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 🌍Range of 2,000 km: 11× Amsterdam to Brussels.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1943-05-08

number built

20

role

civil airliner / military transport

origin

🇮🇹 Italy

makers

SIAI-Marchetti

engines

4× Alfa Romeo 128 R.C.18

crew

4

passengers

38

length

24.8 m

wingspan

34.3 m

height

5.3 m

max take-off weight

21.7 t

top speed

361 km/h

cruise speed

315 km/h

range

2,000 km

ceiling

6,350 m

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