Piaggio P. 16
| Piaggio P. 16 | |
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| Type: | bomber |
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| First flight: |
1934 |
The Piaggio P.16 was a heavy bomber made by the Italian manufacturer Piaggio .
History and construction
The P.16 was a three-engine monoplane with articulated wings . Its wings were made relatively thick and the tail unit was set high. It had a tail wheel landing gear, whereby the main landing gear could be retracted. In addition to the bombs, their armament consisted of four 7.62-millimeter machine guns, two of which were mounted in the leading edges of the wings, one in a retractable gun stand on the fuselage and one in the rear fuselage under the tail unit. The bombardier was located behind the bow motor on the underside of the hull.
Military use
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 4th |
| length | 13.35 m |
| span | 22 m |
| height | 3.5 m |
| Wing area | 69.97 m² |
| Empty mass | ? kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 8432 kg |
| Cruising speed | ? km / h |
| Top speed | 399 km / h |
| Service ceiling | ? m |
| Range | 1999 km |
| Engines | 3 × 9-cylinder radial engines Piaggio Stella P.IX RC40 with 520 kW (707 PS) each |
| Armament | 4 × 7.62 mm machine guns 1000 kg bombs |
See also
literature
- Jonathan W. Thompson: Italian Civil and Military aircraft 1930-1945 (1st ed.). Aero Publishers Inc., New York, ISBN 0-8168-6500-0 , pp. 219-220.
Web links
Commons : Piaggio P.16 - collection of images, videos and audio files
- http://www.airwar.ru/enc/bww2/p16.html (ru), accessed on June 22, 2013
- http://www.aviastar.org/air/italy/piaggio_p-16.php (en), accessed June 22, 2013
- Radial engine Piaggio Stella P IX R at areeweb.polito.it, accessed on February 25, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jonathan W. Thompson: Italian Civil and Military aircraft 1930-1945 (1st ed.). Aero Publishers Inc., New York, ISBN 0-8168-6500-0 , pp. 219-220.
