Engineering:CAMS 32R

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Short description: 1920s French flying boat
CAMS 32R
Role maritime Reconnaissance aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer Chantiers Aéro-Maritimes de la Seine (C.A.M.S.)
First flight 1923
Number built 1

The CAMS 32R was an amphibious reconnaissance flying boat flown in the early 1920s. It used a monocoque fuselage.

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two
  • Length: 9.38 m (30 ft 9 in)
  • Wingspan: 12.40 m (40 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 3.06 m (10 ft 0 in)
  • Wing area: 43.00 m2 (462.8 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,000 kg (2,205 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,500 kg (3,307 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8Ac 8-cylinder V-shaped inline piston engine, 130 kW (180 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed
  • Maximum speed: 160 km/h (99 mph, 86 kn)

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