Savoia-Marchetti S.72

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name=Savoia-Marchetti S.72


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type=Bomber/transport
national origin=Italy
manufacturer=Savoia-Marchetti
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first flight=1934
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primary user=China
more users=Regia Aeronautica
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number built=7
variants with their own articles=The Savoia-Marchetti S.72 was an Italian three-engined transport monoplane designed and built by Savoia-Marchetti as an enlarged and strengthened version of the earlier S.71. The S.72 was a three-engined high-wing cantilever monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear. Designed as a heavy bomber the prototype was first flown in 1934 powered by three 550hp (410kW) Alfa-Romeo licence-built Bristol Pegasus engines.

The Regia Aeronautica showed no interest in the aircraft as a heavy bomber and the prototype was used as a VIP transport. After being demonstrated in China in 1935 the prototype was handed over to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek as a gift. Six more aircraft were ordered by the Chinese and assembled in China. It is presumed that all the aircraft were destroyed in Japanese air raids in 1937.

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length m=19.95
length ft=65
length in=5½
span m=29.68
span ft=97
span in=4½
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height m=5.5
height ft=18
height in=0½
wing area sqm=118.50
wing area sqft=1275.57
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empty weight kg=6800
empty weight lb=14991
gross weight kg=12800
gross weight lb=28219
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eng1 number=3
eng1 type=Alfa Romeo licence-built Bristol Pegasus engine
eng1 kw= 410
eng1 hp= 550
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max speed kmh=295
max speed mph=183
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range km=2000
range miles=1243
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ceiling m=8000
ceiling ft=26,245
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armament1=up to 6 x 7.7mm (0.303in) machine-guns
armament2=1 x 20mm cannon
armament3=1000kg (2205lb) of bombs
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References

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*cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)|year= |publisher= Orbis Publishing|location= |issn=|pages=