CAMS 30E
CAMS · France · first flew 1922 · light aircraft
The CAMS 30E was a two-seat flying boat trainer built in France in the early 1920s. It was the first aircraft designed for CAMS by Raffaele Conflenti.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, wing-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 9.28 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Two-bay, equal-span, unstaggered biplane wing cellule
- Flying boat hull
- Pusher-mounted Hispano-Suiza 8Aa V-8 engine
A two-bay biplane flying boat with equal-span, unstaggered wings, a two-seat hull and a 150 hp Hispano-Suiza 8Aa engine.
Specifications
- The CAMS 30E has a length of 9.28 m (30 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 12.4 m (41 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 153 km/h (95 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
The prototype was exhibited at the 1922 Salon de l'Aeronautique and evaluated the following year by the Aeronautique Maritime. It was a conventional design for its era.
Variants
The CAMS 30E was the military flying-boat trainer. The CAMS 30T was a single civil passenger version with two extra seats.
Where you'll see it
Its favourable performance led to an order of 22 for the French military, seven for Yugoslavia and four for Poland. In August 1924 Ernest Burri used the CAMS 30T to break the world speed record for a passenger-carrying seaplane.
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