Savoia-Marchetti S.74

The Savoia-Marchetti S.74 was a four engine airliner developed by Savoia-Marchetti for Ala Littoria.

Design and development

The prototype first flew on 16 November 1934. Only three were ever built.

Operational history

The aircraft were used in passenger service, until Italy entered the Second World War in 1940, they were put into military transport service in the Regia Aeronautica. None of the three survived the war.

Operators

Civil operators

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*Ala Littoria

Military operators

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*Regia Aeronautica

pecifications (S.74)

aircraft specifications
plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop
ref=World Encyclopedia of Civil Aircraft [cite book
last =Angelucci
first =Enzo
title = World Encyclopedia of Civil Aircraft
year =1982
publisher =Crown Publishers, Inc
location =New York
language =
id = ISBN 0-517-54724-4]
crew=4
capacity= 24 passengers
length main=21.36 m
length alt=70 ft 1 in
span main=29.68 m
span alt=97 ft 4.5 in
height main=5.5 m
height alt=18 ft 1 in
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empty weight main=
empty weight alt=
loaded weight main=14,000 kg
loaded weight alt=30,865 lb
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engine (prop)=Piaggio Stella X.RC
type of prop= air cooled radial engines
number of props=4
power main=522 kW
power alt=700 hp

max speed main=
max speed alt=
cruise speed main=300 km/h
cruise speed alt=186 mph
range main=1,000 km
range alt=621 mi
ceiling main=7,000 m
ceiling alt=22,965 ft
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References

ee also

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*De Havilland Albatross
*Focke-Wulf Fw 200
sequence= S.73 - S.74 - SM.75
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