title: SIAI S.9
text: # SIAI S.9
  
  The SIAI Savoia S.9 was an Italian reconnaissance flying boat, manufactured by Societa Idrovolanti Alta Italia (S.I.A.I.) from 1918. The wing structure was unusual by being a single-bay biplane wing, with additional struts mounted mid-bay at the junction of the flying and landing wires, so that it appeared to have a two-bay wing. The S.9 was also licence-built in France by CAMS (Chantiers Aéro-Maritimes de la Seine) as the CAMS C.9.
  
  ## Operators
  
  ### Finland
  
  * Finnish Air Force
  
  ### Kingdom of Italy
  
  * Corpo Aeronautico Militare
  * Regia Aeronautica
  
  ## Specifications (S.9)
  
  Data from
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 2
  * Length: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
  * Wingspan: 13.2 m (43 ft 4 in)
  * Height: 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
  * Empty weight: 1,740 kg (3,836 lb)
  * Gross weight: 3,828 kg (8,439 lb)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Fiat A.12bis 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 220 kW (300 hp)
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 140 km/h (87 mph, 76 kn)
  
  Armament
  
  * Guns: 1 x machine gun
  * Bombs: 50 kg (110 lb) of bombs
  