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engine and redesigned wingtip floats, they were designated
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436:189 km/h (117 mph, 102 kn)
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205:, the M.5 was operated by five Italian
213:escort, and some were embarked on the
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387:11.90 m (39 ft 0.5 in)
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484:List of flying boats and floatplanes
393:2.85 m (9 ft 4.5 in)
381:8.08 m (26 ft 6 in)
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530:Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation
36:Single-seat fighter flying boat
1022:Single-engined pusher aircraft
1002:1910s Italian fighter aircraft
528:Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989).
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448:6,200 m (20,340 ft)
243:on 21 August 1918, U.S. Navy
179:Aviazione per la Regia Marina
161:and further developed as the
1027:Aircraft first flown in 1917
191:Società Aeronautica Italiana
411:990 kg (2,183 lb)
405:720 kg (1,587 lb)
355:Specifications (Macchi M.5)
254:awarded to a United States
209:squadrons as a fighter and
118:was an Italian single-seat
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532:. London: Studio Editions.
461:2 × fixed, forward-facing
326:United States Marine Corps
298:Corpo Aeronautico Militare
233:United States Marine Corps
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366:General characteristics
125:designed and built by
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171:Isotta Fraschini V.4B
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467:Vickers machine guns
183:Isotta Fraschini V.6
175:pusher configuration
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197:Operational history
442:3 hours 40 minutes
321:United States Navy
261:In 1923, when the
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143:sesquiplane
133:Development
123:flying boat
110:Replica M.5
19:Macchi M.5
996:Categories
490:References
440:Endurance:
397:Wing area:
173:engine in
155:Macchi M.3
137:The first
116:Macchi M.5
974:Companies
846:Aermacchi
465:(7.7 mm)
385:Wingspan:
360:Data from
271:Operators
139:prototype
986:Aviation
578:aircraft
473:See also
454:Armament
948:Portals
837:M.B.323
832:M.B.320
827:M.B.308
822:M.C.205
817:M.C.202
812:M.C.201
807:M.C.200
802:M.C.100
601:Parasol
391:Height:
379:Length:
201:During
187:M.5 mod
151:cockpit
120:fighter
930:SF.260
873:MB-340
868:MB-339
863:MB-338
858:MB-335
853:MB-326
797:M.C.99
792:M.C.94
787:M.C.77
782:M.C.73
777:M.C.72
630:Macchi
341:Brazil
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245:Ensign
211:convoy
167:Ma bis
147:Type M
49:Italy
962:Italy
935:M-290
925:S-211
920:AL-60
904:M-346
621:Ni.29
616:Ni.17
611:Ni.11
606:Ni.10
373:Crew:
163:M bis
75:1917
67:1917
33:Role
894:AM.3
772:M.71
767:M.70
762:M.67
757:M.53
752:M.52
747:M.41
742:M.40
737:M.39
732:M.33
727:M.26
722:M.24
717:M.20
712:M.19
707:M.18
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697:M.16
692:M.15
687:M.14
682:M.12
596:Ni.6
591:Ni.4
417:1 ×
231:and
165:and
114:The
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677:M.9
672:M.8
667:M.7
662:M.6
657:M.5
652:M.4
647:M.3
642:L.2
637:L.1
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