Macchi M.33

The Macchi M.33 was an Italian flying boat that was built to take part in the Schneider Trophy in 1925.

History

The competition took place in 1925 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Two Macchi M.33 participated, flown by Giovanni De Briganti and Lieutenant Morselli. De Briganti reached with his machine in third place with an average speed of 271.08 km / h This Macchi was a distant second - was the speed of the winner 374.28 km / h In the following year appeared with the Macchi M.39 conventional design with a racing engine from Fiat and won.

Construction

The single-seat flying boat had wood construction as driving an American high-performance engine of Curtiss in an engine nacelle above the fuselage. The two-blade propeller was driven directly by the crankshaft of the V12 engine.

Specifications

Comparable types

  • United Kingdom United Kingdom: Gloster III
  • United States United States: Curtiss R3C -2

Trivia

In the film Porco Rosso this flying a SIAI S.21, but it looks more like a Macchi M.33 from.

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