CAMS 55 - French naval reconnaissance bomber with a crew of five, which was a military version of the successful passenger flying boat CAMS 53 [1] . Created under the leadership of Maurice Yurel in 1928.
| Cams 55 | |
|---|---|
 Cams 55 | |
| Type of | Multipurpose flying boat |
| Manufacturer | Cams |
| Chief Designer | Maurice Yurel |
| First flight | 1928 |
| Start of operation | 1928 |
| End of operation | 1941 |
| Operators |  French Navy Aviation |
| Years of production | 1928-1935 |
| Units produced | 110 |
Creation History
The boat was designed in the Bureau of Santiers Hero Maritims de la Seine ( CAMS ) based on the passenger type CAMS 53. There was no prototype, the main production CAMS 55.1 was released in 1928. The series was built at CAMS (later SNCAN) in Saint- Petersburg -Deni .
At the beginning of World War II, the CAMS 55.10 remained in service with the combat units of the French fleet; by May 1940 all of them had been withdrawn to the 2nd line. But at the beginning of the war, due to the reserve and training units, squadrons were formed on CAMS 55.1 and CAMS 55.10, carrying out rescue operations until August 1940.
The plane was no longer manufactured in mid-1935. In France, it was withdrawn from service in August 1940, and all vehicles were scrapped. Two aircraft CAMS 55.1 survived on about. Tahiti. The squadron of "Free France" operated them until January 1941 [2] .
Design
Twin-engine wooden (or mixed construction) biplane. The engines are mounted in tandem in a gondola between the upper and lower wings.
Modifications [3]
- CAMS 55.1 - with motors HS 12Lbr. Issued 43 aircraft.
- CAMS 55.2 - with motors GR 9Akx. Made 29 units.
- CAMS 55.10 - aircraft of wooden construction with engines GR 9Kbr. 32 aircraft were produced, 16 of which received all-metal underwing floats. The last 4 cars were made in the "colonial" version with a more powerful radio station.
- CAMS 55.3 , CAMS 55.6 , CAMS 55.11 , CAMS 55.14 - modifications that existed in a single copy. They were distinguished by a metal set and other improvements.
Performance Specifications
Data source: Andrey Kharuk. All seaplanes of the Second World War. Illustrated color encyclopedia. Moscow: Eksmo, 2013. - 328 p.
- Specifications
- Crew : 5 people
- Length : 15.03 m
- Wing span : 20.4 m
- Height : 5.41 m
- Wing Area: 113.5 m²
- Empty weight: 4 642 kg
- Normal take-off weight: 5 530 kg
- Maximum take-off weight : 6 900 kg
- Powerplant : 2 × Air Gnome-Ron GR 9Kbr
- Engine power: 2 × 530
- Flight characteristics
- Maximum speed: 216 km / h
- Cruising speed : 151 km / h
- Practical range: 1300 km
- Practical ceiling : 3,400 m
- Armament
- Rifle-cannon: 4 7.7 mm Lewis machine gun
- Combat load: 300 kg bombs
Notes
- ↑ Sky corner: CAMS 55 .
- ↑ Kotelnikov, V. R. Seaplanes 1939-1945 / Aircraft collection. Special Issue 2.2003. - Moscow: "Modeler-Constructor", 2003. - S. 66–67. - 96 p.
- ↑ Haruk, A. All World War II seaplanes. Illustrated color encyclopedia. - Moscow: Eksmo, 2013. - S. 232. - 328 p. - 1200 copies. - ISBN 978-5-699-68140-2 .
Literature
- Kotelnikov, V.R. Seaplanes 1939-1945 / Aircraft collection. Special Issue 2.2003. - M: “Modelist-Constructor”, 2003. - 96 p.
- Haruk A. All seaplanes of the Second World War. Illustrated color encyclopedia. - M: Eksmo, 2013. - 328 p. - 1200 copies. - ISBN 978-5-699-68140-2 .
Links
- CAMS 55 . Corner of the sky: aviation encyclopedia. Date of treatment February 26, 2017.