# Macchi M.5 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Macchi_M.5 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Macchi_M.5.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macchi_M.5 > Source revision: 1336175435 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Italian flying boat fighter Macchi M.5 General information Type Single-seat fighter flying boat National origin Italy Manufacturer Nieuport-Macchi Primary user Italian Navy Aviation Number built 244 History Introduction date 1917 First flight 1917 Replica M.5 The **Macchi M.5** was an Italian single-seat [fighter](/source/Fighter_aircraft) [flying boat](/source/Flying_boat) designed and built by [Nieuport-Macchi](/source/Nieuport-Macchi) at Varese. It was extremely manoeuvrable and agile and matched the land-based aircraft it had to fight.[1] ## Development The first [prototype](/source/Prototype) of a single-seat [sesquiplane](/source/Biplane) fighter was the **Type M** which first flew in 1917. Developed by engineers Buzio and Calzavera it had a single-step hull and an open [cockpit](/source/Cockpit) forward of the wings and was similar to the earlier [Macchi M.3](/source/Macchi_M.3). It was followed by another prototype with a revised tail unit designated the **Ma** and further developed as the **M bis** and **Ma bis**. The production aircraft was designated the M.5 and like the prototypes was powered by a single [Isotta Fraschini V.4B](/source/Isotta_Fraschini_V.4) engine in [pusher configuration](/source/Pusher_configuration). Deliveries soon commenced in the summer of 1917 to the *Aviazione per la Regia Marina* (Italian Navy Aviation). Late production aircraft had a more powerful [Isotta Fraschini V.6](/source/Isotta_Fraschini_V.6) engine and redesigned wingtip floats, they were designated **M.5 mod**. Macchi produced 200 aircraft and another 44 were built by *Società Aeronautica Italiana*. ## Operational history During [World War I](/source/World_War_I), the M.5 was operated by five Italian [maritime patrol](/source/Maritime_patrol) squadrons as a fighter and [convoy](/source/Convoy) escort, and some were embarked on the *[Regia Marina](/source/Regia_Marina)* [seaplane carrier](/source/Seaplane_carrier) *[Giuseppe Miraglia](/source/Giuseppe_Miraglia)*. Towards the end of World War I, M.5 aircraft were flown by both [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) and [United States Marine Corps](/source/United_States_Marine_Corps) airmen. For his actions while flying an M.5 over the [Adriatic Sea](/source/Adriatic_Sea) off the coast of [Austria-Hungary](/source/Austria-Hungary) on 21 August 1918, U.S. Navy [Ensign](/source/Ensign_(rank)) [Charles Hammann](/source/Charles_Hammann), an enlisted pilot at the time, received the first [Medal of Honor](/source/Medal_of_Honor) awarded to a United States [naval aviator](/source/Naval_aviator).[2] In 1923, when the *[Regia Aeronautica](/source/Regia_Aeronautica)* was formed, 65 M.5s were still in service, although they all had been scrapped within a few years. ## Operators **[Kingdom of Italy](/source/Kingdom_of_Italy)** - [Regia Marina](/source/Regia_Marina) - *[Corpo Aeronautico Militare](/source/Corpo_Aeronautico_Militare)* **[United States](/source/United_States)** - [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) - [United States Marine Corps](/source/United_States_Marine_Corps) **[Brazil](/source/Brazil)** - [Brazilian Navy](/source/Brazilian_Navy) – Twelve Brazilian pilots trained in these aircraft, but the war ended before they could participate it.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Specifications (Macchi M.5) *Data from* [1] **General characteristics** - **Crew:** one - **Length:** 8.08 m (26 ft 6 in) - **Wingspan:** 11.90 m (39 ft 0.5 in) - **Height:** 2.85 m (9 ft 4.5 in) - **Wing area:** 28 m2 (301.4 sq ft) - **Empty weight:** 720 kg (1,587 lb) - **Gross weight:** 990 kg (2,183 lb) - **Powerplant:** 1 × [Isotta Fraschini V.4B](/source/Isotta_Fraschini_V.4) inline piston engine , 119 kW (160 hp) **Performance** - **Maximum speed:** 189 km/h (117 mph, 102 kn) - **Endurance:** 3 hours 40 minutes - **Service ceiling:** 6,200 m (20,340 ft) **Armament** - 2 × fixed, forward-facing [.303 British](/source/.303_British) (7.7 mm) [Vickers machine guns](/source/Vickers_machine_gun) ## See also **Related lists** - [List of flying boats and floatplanes](/source/List_of_flying_boats_and_floatplanes) ## References Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Macchi M.5](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Macchi_M.5). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Orbis_1985,_page_2393_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Orbis_1985,_page_2393_1-1) Orbis 1985, page 2393 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Macchi M.5"](http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/macchi5.htm). - Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). *Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation*. London: Studio Editions. - *The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985)*. Orbis Publishing. v t e Nieuport-Macchi/Macchi/Aermacchi aircraft Nieuport-Macchi Ni.4 Ni.6 Parasol Ni.10 Ni.11 Ni.17 Ni.29 Macchi L.1 L.2 M.3 M.4 M.5 M.6 M.7 M.8 M.9 M.12 M.14 M.15 M.16 M.17 M.18 M.19 M.20 M.24 M.26 M.33 M.39 M.40 M.41 M.52 M.53 M.67 M.70 M.71 M.C.72 M.C.73 M.C.77 M.C.94 M.C.99 M.C.100 M.C.200 M.C.201 M.C.202 M.C.205 M.B.308 M.B.320 M.B.323 Aermacchi MB-326 MB-335 MB-338 MB-339 MB-340 M-311/M-345 Joint ventures AM.3 AMX M-346 Purchased designs AL-60 S-211 SF.260 M-290 [Portals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Portals): - [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Italy) - [Companies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Companies) - [Aviation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Aviation) Authority control databases: National United States Israel --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Macchi M.5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macchi_M.5) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macchi_M.5?action=history)). 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