SIAI S.9

The SIAI Savoia S.9 was an Italian reconnaissance flying boat, manufactured by Societa Idrovolanti Alta Italia (S.I.A.I.) from 1918. The wing structure was unusual by being a single-bay biplane wing, with additional struts mounted mid-bay at the junction of the flying and landing wires, so that it appeared to have a two-bay wing. The S.9 was also licence-built in France by CAMS (Chantiers Aéro-Maritimes de la Seine) as the CAMS C.9.

SS.9
General information
Type	Flying boat
Manufacturer	SIAI
History
First flight	1918
Variants	SIAI S.12

Operators

 Finland

• Finnish Air Force

Kingdom of Italy

• Corpo Aeronautico Militare
• Regia Aeronautica

Specifications (S.9)

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General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
• Wingspan: 13.2 m (43 ft 4 in)
• Height: 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
• Empty weight: 1,740 kg (3,836 lb)
• Gross weight: 3,828 kg (8,439 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Fiat A.12bis 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 220 kW (300 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 140 km/h (87 mph, 76 kn)

Armament

• Guns: 1 x machine gun
• Bombs: 50 kg (110 lb) of bombs