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Savoia S.21The Savoia S.21 is a fictional seaplane fighter that appears in the anime film Porco Rosso, directed by Hayao Miyazaki. While the plane depicted in the movie never existed, Savoia was an actual Italian aircraft maker which produced a considerable number of flying boats in the 1920s, during which the movie is set. An actual Savoia S.21 even existed, though the fictional one does not closely resemble it -- the Macchi M.33 is probably the closest real-life match. The S.21 was a custom-built fighter seaplane with a single cantilever wing, on which was mounted a single engine nacelle. It had a flying-boat hull and outrigger floats, and carried two machine guns in the nose. In the film, there are two versions of the S.21. The initial version was powered by a Isotta-Fraschini Asso liquid-cooled V-12 engine; the later version mounted a Fiat A.S.2 "Folgore" V-12 with a modified radiator configuration. In addition to the engine, the new version had a tiny forward cockpit. In The Age of the Flying Boat, the book on which the movie is based, the modified version takes a Rolls-Royce Kestrel engine. The aircraft was painted bright red with Italian tricolor stripes on the wings and tail. Specifications General Characteristics - Crew: initial version, 1 pilot; second version, additional 1 passenger
- Length: 7.92m
- Wingspan: 10m
- Powerplant: 430HP
Performance Armament - 2 × 7.92mm Spandau machine guns
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