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Old 08-12-2010, 02:43 PM
AndyJWest AndyJWest is offline
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Yes, the Savoia marchetti 80 is a beauty. Actually, according to Italian Wikipedia, it is an S 80 bis - the original was single engined I think:
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savoia-Marchetti_S.80
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savoia-Marchetti_S.80_bis

I like the undercarriage retraction mechanism - very simple, but elegant.
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