- Development
- Operators
- Specifications (S.66)
- See also
- Notes
- References
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1943 (military) | status = | primary user = Ala Littoria[2] | more users = Regia Aeronautica | produced = | number built = 24 | program cost = | unit cost = | developed from = Savoia-Marchetti S.55 | variants with their own articles =
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The Savoia-Marchetti S.66 was a 1930s Italian twin-hull flying boat designed and built by Savoia-Marchetti as an enlarged development of the S.55. DevelopmentThe S.66 was developed as an enlarged version of the S.55 with the aim of replacing the S.55P. The S.66 was a twin-hull cantilever monoplane flying boat with metal hull and wings and wooden twin-booms and tail unit. The two crew had enclosed cockpit mounted in the wing centre section between the two hulls, each hull contained seven seats, two sleeping couches and a lavatory. The prototype first flew in 1931 powered by three Fiat A.22 R. engines strut-mounted above the wing. The company built 23 production aircraft with three 559 kW (750 hp) Fiat A.24R engines and the sleeping couches were replaced by two to four more seats in each hull. Operators- Pre-World War II
- {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}}
- Ala Littoria
- Società Aerea Mediterranea
- World War II
- {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}}
- Regia Aeronautica operated S.66s for search and rescue
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See also- List of seaplanes and amphibious aircraft
Notes 1. ^Pafi1978, p. 478.
2. ^Pafi1978, p. 525.
3. ^Orbis 1985, p. 2894.
4. ^Pafi1978, p. 542.
5. ^Pafi1978, p. 1246.
References{{commons category|Savoia-Marchetti S.66}}- {{cite book |last1= |first1= |authorlink1= |last2= |first2= |editor1-first=Michael J. H. |editor1-last=Taylor |editor1-link= |others= contributors, Bill Gunston ... [et al.] |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |trans-title= |url= |format= |accessdate= |edition= |series= |volume= |year=1989 |month= |origyear=1980 |publisher=Portland House : Distributed by Crown |location=New York |language= |isbn=0-517-69186-8 |oclc= |doi= |id= |page= |pages= |trans-chapter= |chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= |ref= |bibcode= |laysummary= |laydate= |separator= |postscript= |lastauthoramp=}}
- {{cite book |last1= |first1= |authorlink1= |last2= |first2= |editor1-first= |editor1-last= |editor1-link= |others= |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985) |trans-title= |url= |format= |accessdate= |edition= |series= |volume= |date= |year=1985 |month= |origyear= |publisher=Orbis Publishing |location=London |language= |isbn= |oclc= |doi= |id= |page= |pages= |trans-chapter= |chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= |ref=refOrbis1985 |bibcode= |laysummary= |laydate= |separator= |postscript= |lastauthoramp=}}
- {{cite book |last1= |first1= |authorlink1= |last2= |first2= |editor1-first=Benedetto |editor1-last=Pafi |editor2-first=Giorgio |editor2-last=Apostolo |others= |title=Ali italiane |trans-title=Italian wings |volume=Volume 2:1923–1938 |date= |year=1978 |publisher=Compagnia Generale Editoriale – Rizzoli distribuzione |location=Milano, Italy |language=Italian |isbn= |page= |pages= }}
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