Savoia-Marchetti SM.105

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name = SM.105
type = Military/Civil transport
manufacturer = Savoia-Marchetti


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The Savoia-Marchetti SM.105 was an Italian four-engine military and civil transport aircraft of the post-WWII period resembling the C-82 and C-119 flying boxcars.

Design

The SM-105 was one twin-boom aircraft designed but never built by Savoia-Marchetti and had a capacity of 64 m³. The cockpit was above the cargo bay. There were large doors both forward and aft. The useful load comprised eight horses and four assistants, or two cars. A civil version had 40 seats and a bar, with a fully glassed nose to "assure an uncommon view".

The most unusual feature of the aircraft was the detachable central fuselage, leaving the cockpit in the middle of the wing, similar to the CH-54 Tarhe helicopter of the 1960's. However conditions in 1947 were not favourable to this new project.

pecifications (SM.105)

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capacity=64 m³ (2,260 ft³) cargo bay
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length main= 24.8 m
length alt= 81 ft 4 in
span main= 36.3 m
span alt= 119 ft 1 in
height main= 5.0 m
height alt= 16 ft 5 in
area main= 120 m²
area alt= 1,291 ft²
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empty weight main= 13,000 kg
empty weight alt= 28,600 lb
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max takeoff weight main= 24,000 kg
max takeoff weight alt= 52,800 lb
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type of prop=radial engines
number of props=4
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max speed main= 400 km/h
max speed alt= 216 knots, 249 mph
max speed more= at 2,650 m (8,690 ft)
cruise speed main= 380 km/h
cruise speed alt= 205 knots, 236 mph
cruise speed more=at 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
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ceiling main= 8,000 m
ceiling alt= 26,240 ft
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References

* Lembo, Daniele, "I bifusoliera della Regia", Storia militare magazine, Westward editions, n.11, April-May 2000 it icon

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