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This biplane flying-boat was produced in two forms: the standard S.59 with a 298kW Lorraine-Dietrich engine and the S.59bis with a 372.6kW Isotta-Fraschini Asso 500Ri engine. Examples of both versions went into commercial and military service during the 1920s.
| MODEL | S.59bis |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 2950 kg | 6504 lb |
| Operating empty weight | 1950 kg | 4299 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 15.5 m | 50 ft 10 in |
| Length | 10.36 m | 33 ft 12 in |
| Height | 3.5 m | 11 ft 6 in |
| Wing area | 60 m2 | 645.83 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 200 km/h | 124 mph |
| Ceiling | 4550 m | 14950 ft |
| ARMAMENT | 1 x 7.7mm machine-gun, 280kg of bombs |
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