| M.9 | |
|---|---|
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| A M.9 of the Argentine Naval Aviation, circa 1920s | |
| Role | Flying boat bomber Type of aircraft |
| National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | Macchi |
| Designer | Alessandro Tonini |
| First flight | 1918 |
| Number built | ca. 30 |
TheMacchi M.9 was aflying boatbomber designed byAlessandro Tonini and produced byMacchi in Italy close to the end ofWorld War I and shortly afterwards.[1]
The M.9 was a conventional design for its day, withunstaggeredbiplane wings of unequal span and a single engine mountedpusher-fashion on struts in the interplane gap, close to the underside of the top wing. The pilot and observer sat side by side in an opencockpit. While earlier Macchi flying boats had conventionalinterplane struts, the M.9 introduced theWarren truss-style struts that would become characteristic of this manufacturer's designs.
Around 16 examples were delivered to the Italian Navy prior to the Armistice, and around another 14 were assembled after the end of hostilities.[1] A small number of postwar aircraft were built with four seats under the designationM.9bis and were used in Switzerland for carrying passengers and mail.[1][2]
Data fromJane's All the World's Aircraft 1919, p. 390.
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