__NOTOC__ The CAMS 36 was a 1920s

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flying boat designed and built by

Chantiers Aéro-Maritimes de la Seine Chantiers Aéro-Maritimes de la Seine (CAMS) was a French manufacturer of flying boats, founded in Saint-Ouen in November 1920 by Lawrence Santoni. History Initially the company built Società Idrovolanti Alta Italia (SIAI) designs under licence ...

. It was originally conceived as a single-seat fighter but evolved as a racer to compete in the 1922

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race. Lack of funds in 1922 and an accident in 1923 meant the two aircraft built failed to participate in a Schneider race.

Design and development

Originally designed as a single-seat biplane flying-boat fighter, the CAMS 36 was modified to compete in the 1922

. Originally built with a pusher-propeller this was changed to a tractor arrangement for the

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piston engine. Twin vertical wing bracing struts were changed to a single I-type strut. Although the racer proved to be fast in the air, lack of funds prevented the two aircraft from competing. For the 1923 race one of the aircraft was modified with a larger Hispano-Suiza 8Fd piston engine. The I-type struts were changed back to a more conventional arrangement. The new variant was designated the CAM 36''bis''. On the day of the contest, the 36''bis'', piloted by Lieutenant Pelletier d'Oisy, collided with a yacht at anchor on the

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and the damaged aircraft was prevented from racing.

Variants

;CAMS 36 :Prototype flying-boat fighter ;CAMS 36 :Modified for racing and powered by a

engine. ;CAMS 36bis :Further modifications for the 1923 race, powered by a

engine.

Specifications (CAMS 36 racer)

References

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External links

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