Fiat BRG
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| Fiat BRG | |
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| Type | Heavy bomber |
| Manufacturer | Fiat |
| Maiden flight | 1930s |
| Primary user | Italian Air Force |
| Number built | 1 |
The Fiat BRG was an Italian heavy bomber prototype built by Fiat for the Italian Air Force. The BRG (Bombardie Rosatelli Gigante (Giant Rosatelli Bomber)) was a three-engined strut-braced high-wing monoplane. It had a deep slab-sided fuselage with one engine in the nose and two strut-mounted engines between the upper wing and a short stub wing attached to the lower fuselage. The BRG had a single fin and rudder and a wide-track landing gear. The pilot and co-pilot had a cabin forward of the wing leading edge. The aircraft was fitted with four machine guns, located in an open dorsal cockpit and a ventral tunnel. After testing in 1931 the prototype BRG was attached to 62 Squadriglia SPB, an experimental heavy bomber squadron.
[edit] Operators
- Italian Air Force
- 62 Squadrigilia SPB
[edit] Specifications (variant)
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1780
General characteristics
- Length: 17.60 m (57 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 30 m (98 ft 5 in)
- Height: 5.80 m (19 ft 0¼ in)
- Wing area: 139.15 m² (1497.85 ft²)
- Empty weight: 6600 kg (14455 lb)
- Gross weight: 12000 kg (26455 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Fiat A.24R 12-cylinder vee piston, 537 kW (720 hp)
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- 2 × Fiat A.24 12-cylinder vee piston, 522 kW (700 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 240 km/h (149 mph)
- Endurance: 12 hours 0 min
- Service ceiling: 4800 m (15,750 ft)
Armament
- 4 x 0.303in (7.7mm) machine-guns
- 2000 kg (4409lb) of bombs
[edit] References
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1780
- Picture of BRG (side view)
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