The Macchi M.17 was an Italian racing flying boat built by Macchi for the 1922 Schneider Trophy race.
Design and development The M.17 was the first purpose-built racing seaplane that Macchi company designer Alessandro Tonini designed. It was a single-seat flying boat powered by a 186-kilowatt (250-horsepower) Isotta Fraschini V.6 engine mounted on the upper wing on N strutsEl Trofeo Schneider (Aviones de carreras) and driving a two-bladed propeller in a pusher configuration.
Operational history Macchi built two M.17 aircraft, one of which (I-BAHG) took third place in the 1922 Schneider Trophy race with Arturo Zanetti at the controls. It posted an average speed of 225 kilometers per hour (140 miles per hour).El Trofeo Schneider (Aviones de carreras)
The other M.17, I-BAFV flown by Piero Corgnolino, placed fourth.
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El Trofeo Schneider (Aviones de carreras) (Spanish) LetLetLet Warplanes: The Schneider Trophy racers