Macchi M.C.100

Macchi M.C.100
Role Passenger flying boat
Manufacturer Macchi
Designer Mario Castoldi
First flight 1939
Primary user Ala Littoria
Number built 3


The Macchi M.C.100 was an Italian commercial flying boat designed and built by Macchi.

Design and development

The M.C.100 was a shoulder-wing cantilever monoplane flying boat with a family resemblance to the military twin-engine M.C.99 and earlier M.C.94 . It was powered by three Alfa Romeo 126 RC 10 radial engines strut-mounted above the wing, each driving a three-bladed tractor propeller. The pilot and co-pilot sat side by side in a raised and enclosed control cabin forward of the wing while the radio operator sat in the aircraft's nose. A main cabin in the hull had accommodation for 26 passengers. The prototype first flew on 7 January 1939.[1] The prototype was followed by two more aircraft, and all three were in service by June 1940 with Ala Littoria operating between Rome-Algiers-Barcelona. With the start of World War II, the aircraft was used for liaison and communication duties and to maintain a daily Rome-Marsala-Tripoli service.

Operators

 Kingdom of Italy

Specifications (M.C.100)

Data from Wings of Peace: Macchi C.94 and C.100[1]

General characteristics

Performance

See also


Related lists

References

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  1. 1 2 Stroud 1989, p. 308.
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