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Breda A.8

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Top speed
  
175 km/h

Length
  
17 m

Wingspan
  
23 m

Breda A.8

Manufacturer
  
Società Italiana Ernesto Breda

The Breda A.8 was a prototype twin-engined biplane, designed by Società Italiana Ernesto Breda, as a night bomber in 1927.

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Design & development

The A.8, designed as an improvement to the Breda A.3, was modified to rectify problems experienced with the A.3. When the aircraft was tested using two 330 kW (440 hp) Lorraine-Dietrich 12Db engines, the results were quite modest. In response, the designers changed to 370 kW (500 hp) Isotta Fraschini Asso 500 engines, but the performance was still disappointing and the design was abandoned.

Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: four
  • Capacity: 1800kg
  • Length: 16.7 m (54 ft 9 in)
  • Wingspan: 23 m (75 ft 6 in)
  • Wing area: 143 m2 (1,540 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 3,800 kg (8,378 lb)
  • Gross weight: 5,600 kg (12,346 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Lorraine-Dietrich 12Db , 330 kW (440 hp) each

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 175 km/h (109 mph; 94 kn)
  • Endurance: 6h
  • Service ceiling: 3,500 m (11,500 ft)
  • Wing loading: 39 kg/m2 (8.0 lb/sq ft)

    • Armament

  • Bombs: 800kg

    • References

    Breda A.8 Wikipedia
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