Savoia-Marchetti S.72

1934


BOMBER, TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT	Virtual Aircraft Museum / Italy / Savoia-Marchetti

The S.72 prototype bomber/transport flew in 1932. Powered by three 410kW Pegasus II radials, it followed the popular high-wing, fixed landing-gear formula of the time. An altitude record with 5,000kg payload was established in June 1934. The Nanking Chinese government bought 20 production aircraft with defensive dorsal turret and ventral step machine-gun posts, but nothing was heard of them in action against the Japanese.

Specification

WEIGHTS
Take-off weight	12800 kg	28219 lb
Loaded weight	6800 kg	14992 lb
DIMENSIONS
Wingspan	29.68 m	97 ft 5 in
Length	19.95 m	65 ft 5 in
Height	5.5 m	18 ft 1 in
Wing area	118.5 m²	1275.52 sq ft
PERFORMANCE
Max. speed	295 km/h	183 mph
Ceiling	8000 m	26250 ft
Range	2000 km	1243 miles
ARMAMENT	1 x 20mm cannon, 6 x 7.7mm machine-guns, 1000kg of bombs

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