Macchi M.40
# Macchi M.40

The Macchi M.40 was a prototype 1920s Italian catapult-launched reconnaissance floatplane designed and built by Macchi, it did not enter production.

## Design

The M.40 was an all-metal equal-span biplane powered by a 380 hp (280 kW) Fiat A.20 piston engine. It had a large central float with a stabilising float under each wing. The crew sat in tandem open cockpits and the M.40 was armed with one fixed and one movable 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine-gun.

## Specifications

Data fromIllustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

* Crew: two (pilot, observer/gunner)
* Powerplant: 1 × Fiat A.20 , 283 kW (380 hp)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 166 km/h (103 mph, 90 kn)

Armament

* 1 fixed 7.7mm (0.303in) machine gun
* 1 movable 7.7mm (0.303in) machine gun
