Subdeacon Joe Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 The S.55 featured many innovative design features. All the passengers or cargo were placed in the twin hulls, but the pilot and crew captained the plane from a cockpit in the thicker section of the wing, between the two hulls. The S.55 had two inline contra-rotating propellers, mounted in tandem. The engines were canted sharply at an upward angle. Two wire-braced booms connected the triple-finned tail structure to the twin hulls and wing. https://youtu.be/IWV0nJQf9eY?si=q8n1EJP2dsQZUWdM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 ITALIAN Hero by the name of Balboa captained a squadron of them all over the world. Really neat airplane. Almost forgot. There is One, mostly complete surviving S-55 in a museum in Brazil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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