Savoia-Marchetti S.74

S.74
Role	Airliner then military transport aircraft
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Savoia-Marchetti
Designer	Alessandro Marchetti
First flight	16 Nov 1934
Introduction	1935
Retired	1943
Primary users	LATI Regia Aeronautica
Number built	3
Developed from	Savoia-Marchetti S.72

The Savoia-Marchetti S.74 was a four-engine airliner developed by Savoia-Marchetti for Ala Littoria.

Design and development

The prototype first flew on 16 November 1934. Only three were ever built.

Operational history

The aircraft were used in passenger service, until Italy entered World War II in 1940, they were put into service as military transport aircraft for the Regia Aeronautica. None of the three survived the war.

Operators

Civil operators

 Kingdom of Italy

• LATI

Military operators

 Kingdom of Italy

• Regia Aeronautica

Specifications (S.74)

Paris-Le Bourget Airport in 1935. I-URBE (in the foreground) is an S.74; the other aircraft is a Douglas DC-2 airliner operated by the Spanish airline LAPE (Lineas Aéreas Postales Españolas).

Data from World Encyclopedia of Civil Aircraft^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 4
• Capacity: 24 passengers
• Length: 21.36 m (70 ft 1 in)
• Wingspan: 29.68 m (97 ft 4.5 in)
• Height: 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
• Loaded weight: 14,000 kg (30,865 lb)
• Powerplant: 4 × Piaggio Stella X.RC air cooled radial engines, 522 kW (700 hp) each

Performance

• Cruise speed: 300 km/h (190 mph)
• Range: 1,000 km (621 mi)
• Service ceiling: 7,000 m (22,966 ft)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• De Havilland Albatross
• Focke-Wulf Fw 200

References

1. Angelucci, Enzo (1982). World Encyclopedia of Civil Aircraft. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-517-54724-4.