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The CAMS 36 was a 1920s French flying boat designed and built by Chantiers Aéro-Maritimes de la Seine. It was originally conceived as a single-seat fighter but evolved as a racer to compete in the 1922 Schneider Trophy race. Lack of funds in 1922 and an accident in 1923 meant the two aircraft built failed to participate in a Schneider race.

CAMS 36
Role Racing flying boat
National origin France
Manufacturer CAMS
First flight 1922
Number built 2
Variants CAMS 38

Design and development


Originally designed as a single-seat biplane flying-boat fighter, the CAMS 36 was modified to compete in the 1922 Schneider Trophy.[1] Originally built with a pusher-propeller this was changed to a tractor arrangement for the 300 hp (224 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8Fd piston engine.[1] Twin vertical wing bracing struts were changed to a single I-type strut.[1] Although the racer proved to be fast in the air, lack of funds prevented the two aircraft from competing.[1]

For the 1923 race one of the aircraft was modified with a larger 360 hp (268 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8Fd piston engine.[1] The I-type struts were changed back to a more conventional arrangement.[1] The new variant was designated the CAM 36bis. On the day of the contest, the 36bis, piloted by Lieutenant Pelletier d'Oisy, collided with a yacht at anchor on the Solent and the damaged aircraft was prevented from racing.[1]


Variants


CAMS 36
Prototype flying-boat fighter
CAMS 36
Modified for racing and powered by a 300 hp (224 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8Fd engine.
CAMS 36bis
Further modifications for the 1923 race, powered by a 360 hp (268 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8Fd engine.

Specifications (CAMS 36 racer)


Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft[1]

General characteristics

Performance


References



Notes


  1. Orbis 1985, p. 1000

Bibliography





На других языках


[de] CAMS 36

Die CAMS 36 war ein in den frühen 1920er Jahren von Chantiers Aéro-Maritimes de la Seine in Frankreich entwickeltes Flugboot.
- [en] CAMS 36

[fr] CAMS 36

Le CAMS 36 est un hydravion de course réalisé en 1921 en France par les Chantiers aéro-maritimes de la Seine (CAMS).

[it] CAMS 36

Il CAMS 36 era un idrocorsa (idrovolante da competizione) "a scafo" realizzato dalla ditta francese Chantiers Aéro-Maritimes de la Seine (CAMS). Destinato all'edizione del 1922 della Coppa Schneider, non vi prese parte per mancanza di fondi [1]. Un'evoluzione, denominata CAMS 36bis venne iscritta alla Coppa dell'anno successivo, ma il velivolo rimase danneggiato prima della partenza[1].



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