Engineering:CAMS 50
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Short description: 1920s French flying boat
| CAMS 50 | |
|---|---|
| Role | maritime bombardment aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Chantiers Aéro-Maritimes de la Seine (C.A.M.S.) |
| First flight | 1926 |
The CAMS 50 was an amphibious bomber flying boat flown in the late 1920s. It used a monocoque fuselage, and the engines were arranged in a tandem configuration.
Specifications
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 3
- Length: 14.90 m (48 ft 11 in)
- Wingspan: 20.20 m (66 ft 3 in)
- Height: 5.70 m (18 ft 8 in)
- Powerplant: 2 × Gnome & Rhône 9Ae 9-cylinder V-shaped inline piston engine, 130 kW (180 hp) each
- Propellers: 2-bladed
- Maximum speed: 217 km/h (135 mph, 117 kn)
References
- ↑ "C.A.M.S. 50 - Hydravion de bombardement - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. 2000-04-19. https://www.aviafrance.com/c-a-m-s-50-aviation-france-7989.htm. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
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