Macchi M.16
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The Macchi M.16 was a light, single-seat aircraft designed by Alessandro Tonini and produced by Macchi in Italy in 1919.
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| General information | |
| Type | Sport aircraft |
| National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | Macchi |
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| History | |
| First flight | 1919 |
Design and development
The M.16 was a single-bay biplane with unstaggered wings and a largely conventional design except for an unusually deep fuselage that extended in a bulge below the lower wing. The M.16 was developed in parallel with the Macchi M.20, a two-seat civil trainer aircraft which it resembled and with which it shared many common features.[1]
The M.16 proved a successful sporting type, setting an altitude record of 3,770 m (12,370 ft) in 1920 while competing for the Coppa Mappelli ("Mapelli Cup"), and winning first prize in the competition in 1921.
The United States Navy purchased three float-equipped examples for evaluation as communication floatplanes.
Operators
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 1, pilot
- Length: 4.43 m (14 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in)
- Height: 2.12 m (7 ft 0 in)
- Wing area: 11.3 m2 (122 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 160 kg (350 lb)
- Gross weight: 260 kg (570 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Anzani air-cooled radial , 22 kW (30 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 90 kn)
- Range: 420 km (260 mi, 230 nmi)
