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!Key | !Key | ||
!Function | !Function | ||
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|Open/ | |Open/close canopy | ||
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== Specs == | == Specs == | ||
*Crew: one pilot | *Crew: one pilot | ||
Revision as of 12:38, 23 July 2016
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| Type | 1 piston engine seaplane |
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| Author(s) | Emmanuel Baranger (3D), Pierre Geoffroy (FDM) |
| FDM | YASim |
| --aircraft= | mc72-yasim |
| Status | Unknown |
The Macchi M.C. 72 was an experimental seaplane designed and built by the Italian aircraft company Macchi Aeronautica. In 1933 and 1934 it set a world record for speed over water, the maximum speed being 709 kmh, which still stands as the record.
Aircraft Help
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| d | Open/close canopy |
Specs
- Crew: one pilot
- Length: 8.32 m (27 ft 3.5 in)
- Wingspan: 9.48 m (31 ft 1.25 in)
- Height: 3.30 m (10.83 ft)
- Wing area: 15 m² (151.46 ft²)
- Empty weight: 2,505 kg (5,512 lb)
- Loaded weight: 2,907 kg (6,409 lb)
- Max. takeoff weight: 3,031 kg (6,669 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Fiat AS.6 Liquid-cooled 24- cylinder V-engine, 2,126 kW (2,850 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 709.209 km/h (382.9 kn, 440.681 mph) (world speed record for piston powered seaplane)
