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Eight-passenger commercial monoplane of 1930 powered by three 179kW Walter Castor, 253kW Walter Pollux II, or 276kW Piaggio Stella VII engines. Several were produced.
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 4600 kg | 10141 lb |
| Operating empty weight | 2900 kg | 6393 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 21.2 m | 69 ft 7 in |
| Length | 14 m | 45 ft 11 in |
| Height | 4.1 m | 13 ft 5 in |
| Wing area | 60 m2 | 645.83 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 235 km/h | 146 mph |
| Ceiling | 6000 m | 19700 ft |
| Range | 1600 km | 994 miles |
stephen winkler, stephenswinkler2000(@)hotmail.com, 10.04.2007
The Savoia-Marchetti S.71 was the Italian entry into the tri-motor competition. Unlike the German entry, the Rohrbach Ro. VIII Roland, this aircraft used the radial, air-cooled engines, nine cylinders. Incidentally, the Russian entry, the Tupolev ANT-9, also used the radials.
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