The Macchi L.3, or later Macchi M.3, was an Italian biplane flying boat developed from the earlier L.2. The Macchi company had learned about flying boat design from copying an Austrian flying boat to produce the Macchi L.1 and improving it to produce the L.2.

Macchi M.3 (L.3) role : light maritime two-seat patrol aircraft, ASW. importance : *** first flight : operational : October 1916. country : Italy . design : production : 200 aircraft . general information : Developed from the L.2 flying boat, it had a refined hull and new tail plane design. In 1916 a L.3 gained the world altitude record for ...

The Macchi L.3, or later Macchi M.3, was an Italian biplane flying boat developed from the earlier L.2. The company had learnt about flying boat design from copying an Austrian flying boat to produce the Macchi L.1 and improving it to produce the L.2.

Il Macchi L.3, successivamente ridesignato Macchi M.3 era un idrovolante monomotore a scafo centrale multiruolo prodotto dall'azienda italiana Società Anonima Nieuport-Macchi, poi Aeronautica Macchi nei tardi anni dieci del XX secolo.

Jan 28, 2008 · Macchi L.3 - The L.3 flying boat beat the world record height for seaplane on Lake Varese by rising to 5400 meters in 41 minutes. Design redesignated M.3 in 1917, over 200 of the biplanes completed as reconnaissance and bomber aircraft.

Macchi originally began building flying boats based on the Lohner L, but in the Macchi M.3 so many things had changed you could call it a true Macchi design (and thereby its letter designation switched from "L" to "M").

The Macchi L.3 was significantly lighter than the L.1 or L.2 due to its low empty weight. On 10 October 1916 an M.3 operating from Lake Varese established a world time- to-height record for seaplanes by climbing to 5,400 m in 14 minutes.

The Macchi L.3, or later Macchi M.3, was an Italian biplane flying boat developed from the earlier L.2.

Durant la Première Guerre Mondiale, un hydravion Lohner L appartenant à la marine austro-hongroise est contraint à un amerrissage forcé en Italie du Nord, vers l’embouchure du Pô. L’appareil est immédiatement saisi et livré à l’entreprise Macchi-Nieuport pour qu’elle en construise des copies.

Vue et plan d'un hydravion Macchi M.3 de la Regia Marina Italiana (1918-1919). Le premier appareil de cette série avait pour origine un hydravion autrichien Lohner Type L (L40), tombé aux mains des Italiens fin mai 1915, et livré à Nieuport-Macchi, avec la demande d'en produire une copie destinée à la marine italienne.