- Design and development
- Operational history
- Operators
- Specifications
- See also
- Notes
- References
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The Savoia-Marchetti S.65 was an Italian racing seaplane built for the 1929 Schneider Trophy race. Design and developmentThe S.65 was a single-seat twin-engine floatplane of low-wing monoplane configuration with two floats. Its tailplane was supported by two booms and the floats, which extended well toward the rear of the aircraft. Its two 745-kilowatt (1,000-horsepower) Isotta Fraschini engines were mounted in tandem, each driving a two-bladed propeller, one in the nose in a tractor configuration and the other at the rear of the fuselage in a pusher configuration.[1] Operational historyThe S.65 was excluded from the 1929 race due to mechanical problems, and Italy was instead represented in the race by one Macchi M.52R and two Macchi M.67 seaplanes.[2] Tommaso dal Molin of the Italian Schneider Trophy racing team was killed flying the S.65 during training at Lake Garda in northern Italy in 1930.[3]Operators- {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}}
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}}Notes1. ^Vašiček, Aviation History, September 2002, p. 35.
2. ^Vašiček, Aviation History, September 2002, p. 35.
3. ^Schneider Trophy History
4. ^Vašiček, Radko, "When Seaplanes Ruled the Sky," Aviation History, September 2002
References{{Commons category}}- Vašiček, Radko. "When Seaplanes Ruled the Sky." Aviation History, September 2002.
- Schneider Trophy History
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