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The S.58 made its first flight early in the summer of 1924 and on 25 August 1924 set a world altitude record for aircraft of its type by reaching 5,831 meters (19,130 feet) with a payload of 250
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driving a pusher propeller, was mounted on struts above the hull. SIAI proposed an armament of two fixed, forward-firing 7.7-millimeter (0.303-inch)
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to extend its service life rather than purchase a new aircraft. SIAI did, however, build at least one more S.58, which the
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for a production order as the replacement, SIAI developed the S.58. It was a wooden, single-seat, single-bay
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s service life by re-engining it, and no production order materialized for the S.58
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SIAI later fitted the first S.58 prototype with a 313-kilowatt (420-horsepower)
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also employing the Fiat A 20 V12 engine, flew for the first time. In 1929, the
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found it impressive enough to make plans to procure 97 S.58
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again held a contest for a replacement for the Macchi M.7
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racing flying boat which had participated in the 1922
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again chose as an economy measure to extend the M.7
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SIAI built three prototypes, but the 49:Relevant discussion may be found on the 477:Green, William, and Gordon Swanborough 14: 1167: 514:11.25 m (36 ft 10.8 in) 508:9.10 m (29 ft 10.25 in) 415:replacement, and SIAI entered the S.58 717: 593:Time to 3,000 m (9,842 ft): 526:29.10 m (313.24 sq ft) 520:2.75 m (9 ft 0.25 in) 430:and did not win a production order. 411:again organized a contest for an M.7 26: 24: 640:List of seaplanes and flying boats 551:piston , 313 kW (420 hp) 25: 1206: 1152: 1140: 1128: 440: 130: 42:relies largely or entirely on a 31: 1185:Single-engined tractor aircraft 399:In the autumn of 1928, the S.58 1180:1920s Italian fighter aircraft 685:Green and Swanborough, p. 527. 679: 676:Green and Swanborough, p. 527. 670: 667:Green and Swanborough, p. 527. 661: 658:Green and Swanborough, p. 527. 652: 13: 1: 692: 538:1,477 kg (3,256 lb) 532:1,117 kg (2,462 lb) 1195:Aircraft first flown in 1924 433: 7: 599: 361:, and SIAI entered the S.58 10: 1211: 403:, a slightly modified S.58 391: 334: 1175:Savoia-Marchetti aircraft 1045: 854: 838: 752: 129: 124: 645: 493:General characteristics 327:(High Speed School) at 325:Scuola di Alta Velocità 238: 214:Savoia-Marchetti S.M.58 234:Design and development 268:based on that of the 581:Vickers machine guns 466:Specifications (S.58 298:Vickers machine guns 55:improve this article 187:Primary user 1116: 1115: 455:Regia Aeronautica 206: 205: 120: 119: 105: 16:(Redirected from 1202: 1157: 1156: 1155: 1145: 1144: 1143: 1133: 1132: 1131: 1124: 855:Savoia-Marchetti 738: 731: 724: 715: 714: 686: 683: 677: 674: 668: 665: 659: 656: 606:Savoia-Marchetti 574: 559: 495: 448:Kingdom of Italy 446: 444: 443: 423:lost out to the 383: 286:brake horsepower 280:s engine, a 221- 279: 274:Schneider Trophy 199: 157: 149:Type of aircraft 134: 122: 121: 115: 112: 106: 104: 63: 35: 27: 21: 1210: 1209: 1205: 1204: 1203: 1201: 1200: 1199: 1165: 1164: 1163: 1153: 1151: 1141: 1139: 1129: 1127: 1119: 1117: 1112: 1041: 850: 834: 748: 742: 695: 690: 689: 684: 680: 675: 671: 666: 662: 657: 653: 648: 602: 575: 570: 555: 491: 472: 441: 439: 436: 397: 381: 353:. 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