title: Macchi M.40
text: # 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
  