Piaggio P.6
Piaggio P.6 | |
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Type: | Reconnaissance plane |
Design country: | |
Manufacturer: | |
First flight: |
1927 |
Number of pieces: |
15 (P.6ter) |
The Piaggio P.6 was a naval reconnaissance aircraft made by the Italian manufacturer Piaggio .
History and construction
The Regia Marina wrote out a two-seater reconnaissance aircraft that could be launched from an airplane catapult and land on the water. To meet this tender, Piaggio produced two models. The first prototype was called P.6bis , was a small biplane with a boat-shaped hull and was driven by a 190 kW V-6 piston engine Isotta Fraschini installed behind the open cockpit between the wings via a pusher propeller.
The second prototype, designated P.6 , was a seaplane with a central main float and two auxiliary floats under the wings. The engine was installed in the bow of the braced double-decker. The wings were almost identical on both models.
Both aircraft had a machine gun for defense, which was movably installed in a bow stand in the P.6bis and in the rear cockpit in the P.6. From 1928 the P.6ter was produced on the basis of the P.6, using a more powerful engine with 306 kW. A total of 15 P.6ter were produced which were used by the Italian Navy on battleships and cruisers.
variants
- P.6bis - prototype of the flying boat
- P.6 - Prototype of the float plane
- P.6ter - series version with a more powerful engine of the P.6
Military use
Technical specifications
Parameter | Data (P.6ter) |
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crew | 2 |
length | 9.67 m |
span | 13.55 m |
height | 4.02 m |
Wing area | 43 m² |
Empty mass | 1796 kg |
Max. Takeoff mass | 2516 kg |
Cruising speed | ? km / h |
Top speed | 194 km / h |
Service ceiling | ? m |
Range | 1000 km |
Engines | 1 × Fiat A.20 piston engine with 306 kW (416 PS) |
Armament | 1 × machine gun for defense |
See also
literature
- Michael JH Taylor: Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Studio Editions, London 1989.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing, p. 2700.
Web links
- Pictures from P.6bis ( memento from June 26, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), accessed on June 23, 2013
- Pictures of the P.6ter ( memento from June 26, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), accessed on June 23, 2013
- http://www.airwar.ru/enc/other1/piaggiop6.html , accessed June 23, 2013
- http://www.aviastar.org/air/italy/piaggio_p-6.php , accessed June 23, 2013