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Piaggio P.10

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Top speed
  
195 km/h

Length
  
10 m

Wingspan
  
14 m

Manufacturer
  
Piaggio Aerospace

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The Piaggio P.10 was a 1930s Italian three-seat reconnaissance biplane floatplane produced by Piaggio.

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Design and development

The P.10 was a single-bay biplane which was designed to be catapult launched from Italian Navy battleships and cruisers. It had a single main float supplemented by small floats, one on each wingtip. The P.10 was powered by a 440 hp (328 kW) licence-built Bristol Jupiter VI radial engine. The aircraft had three open cockpits, one forward of the wings for the pilot, further aft was a cockpit for a gunner, just in front of the tailplane was the third cockpit for the observer. A landplane variant, the P.10bis, had a fixed landing gear.

Specifications (P.10)

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

  • Crew: 3 (pilot, gunner and observer)
  • Length: 10.27 m ( ft in)
  • Wingspan: 13.80 m (45 ft 3¼ in)
  • Height: 4.27 m ( ft in)
  • Wing area: 46.45 m2 ( ft2)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Bristol Jupiter IV radial engine, licence built by Piaggio., 328 kW (440 hp)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 195 km/h (121 mph)

    • Armament

  • One 7.62mm (0.3in) machine gun, ring mounted on gunners cockpit.

    • References

    Piaggio P.10 Wikipedia
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