SIAI S.16
Appearance
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Role | Passenger and military flying-boat |
National origin | Italy |
Manufacturer | SIAI |
Designer | Rafaele Conflenti |
First flight | 1919 |
Primary user | Italian Navy |
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The SIAI S.16 was an Italian passenger flying-boat later used a military reconnaissance-bomber, claimed to be the most successful flying-boat of the 1920s.
Design and development
The first flying-boat designed by the Societa Idrovolanti Alta Italia (SIAI) for use as a civilian passenger carrier, the S.13 was a biplane flying-boat with room for five passengers. The S.16 was powered by a single Fiat A.12bis engine. Military versions were also developed with a bow cockpit for an observer-gunner and bomb-racks fitted underneath the wings. The military version was sold to Brazil, Soviet Union, Spain and Turkey.
Variants
- S.16
- Production passenger carrier powered by a Fiat A.12bis engine.
- S.16bis
- Improved civilian variant with reinforced hull, increased fuel capacity and a larger propeller.
- S.16bis M
- Military version of the S.16bis with bow cockpit, Soviet operated versions (80 aircraft) were designated by them the S-16bis, some were licence-built in Spain.
- S.16ter
- Improved military variant first used by the Italian Navy from 1924, powered by a Lorraine-Dietrich 12Db vee piston engine.
- S.23
- Simplified variant for training, one built.
Operators
- Brazilian Navy (15)
- Spanish Navy (26 including 10 built locally)
- Regia Marina (~103)
- Latvian Navy (6)
- Turkish Air Force (12)
- Soviet Navy (80)
Specifications (S.16ter)
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2 or 3 (pilot, observer)
Performance
See also
Related lists
References
Notes
- ^ Orbis 1985, page 2853
Bibliography
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
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External links
Media related to SIAI S.16 at Wikimedia Commons