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1942
1942 - 0830.PDF
3yg FLIGHT APRIL IOTH' J942 •AXIS AIRCRAFT TABULATED (German Types Continued) Designation Hcnsehel Hs.126 Junkers Ju.90... Junkers Ju.52 Span " • •-• • ft. in. 47 6 115 0 96 0 Length it. in. 35 6 85 0 62 0 Wing Area sq. ft. 341 1800 1,070 Normal Flying Weight lbs. 7,250 51000 22,000 Engines 1 Bramo-Fafnir 323, A.C. Radiol, 830 h.p. at 13,000 ft. 4 Jumo 211, liquid cooled, inverted V, 1,150 h.p. at 13,000 ft. 3 BMW. 132, a.c. radials, 850 h.p. at 11,500ft. Armament 2 or 3 rifle calibre m.gs. Not stated 2 to 3 rifle calibre m.gs. Duties Reconnaissance Transport Transport and Glider tug. Top Speed m.p.h. 230 at 15,000ft. 250 at 14,000ft. 195 at 8.000ft. Cruis ing Speed m.n.h. 190 at 13,000ft. 225 at 14,000ft. 170 at 10.000ft Range miles 440 780 850 Service Ceiling ft. 27,000 18,000 27,000 Remarks Can carry bomb load up to 220 lb. Normal seating capacity for troops — 40. B.M.W.a.c. radial engines sometimes fitted. With freight load of 5,000 lb. the range is reduced to 250 miles. It is the standard general purpose transport,troop carrier and glider tug of -the Luftwaffe and can accom modate 16 to 18 fully equipped troops. ITALIAN BOMBERS Designation Fiat BR.20 (bis) Savoia-Mar- chetti M.S79 Cant Z.1007 (bi.) PiaggioP.32 (bis) Breda Br.88 (Fighter Bomber) Span ft. in. 71 0 69 5 81 4 59 0 51 0 Length ft. in. 52 9 53 0 60 0 53 0 38 0 Wing Area sq. ft. 710 667 740 635 358 Normal Flying Weight lb. 22,500 22,400 28,600 22,000 14,700 Engines 2 Fiat A80RC4I, 14 cyl. 2 row A.C. radials, 1,000 h.p. at 13.000ft. 3 Alfa-Romeo 126 RC34, 9-cyl a.c. radials, 780 h.p. at 11,500ft. 3 Piaggie P.XI. R.C.40. 14-cyl. 2- row a.c. radials, 1,000 h.p. at 13,000 ft. 2 as above. 2 as above. Armament 2 rifle calibre m.gs. and 1 heavy m.g. 3 heavy m.gs., 1 rifle calibre m.g. 2 heavy m.gs. and 2 rifle calibre m.gs. 4 heavy m.gs, and 1 rifle calibre m.g. 3 heavy m.gs. and 2 rifle calibre m.gs. Bomb Load lb. 2,200 2,200 2,600 2,200 Not stated Top Speed m.p.h. 255 at 13,000ft. 260 at 11,500ft. 280 at 15.000ft. 260 at 15,000ft. 310 at 13,500ft. Cruis ing Speed m.p.h. 220 at 13,000ft. 225 at 11,500ft. 235 at 15,000ft. 220 at 13,000ft. 265 at 13,500ft. Range miles 1,150 1,000 800 1,100 900 Service Ceiling ft. 25.000 23,000 26,500 20,000 28.500 Remarks Two torpedoes can be carried under the fuselage. Seaplane version adapted to carry two torpedoes of 1,000 kg. each. Range with overload of fuel 2,750 miles at 210 m.p.h. at 13,000ft. without bombs. Range with overload of fuel 1,450 miles at 185 m.p.h. FIGHTERS Designation Fiat G.50 Fiat CR.« ... Maccbi C.200... Macchi C.202. Span ft. in. 35 9 32 0 35 0 35 0 Length ft. in. 25 6 27 0 27 0 20 5 Wing Area sq. ft. 196 237 161 Not stated. Normal Flying Weight lb. 5,200 5,100 4.850 6.300 Engines 1 Fiat A74 RC38. 14-cyL 2-row a.c. radial 840 h.p. 1 Fiat, as above. 1 Fiat, as above. 1 DB 601N, 12- cyl., liquid cooled, inverted V, 1.200 h.p. at 16.000ft. Armament 2 heavy m.gs., 2 rifle calibre m.gs. 1 heavy and 1 rifle calibre m.gs. or 3 heavy m.gs. 2 heavy m.gs. and 2 rifle calibre m.gs. 2 heavy m.gs. Armour Pilot's seat protected. Not stated. Not stated. Pilot's seat fully pro tected. Top m.p.h. 290 at 14,500ft. 270 at 13,000ft. 305 at 15.000ft. 330 at 18,000ft. Cruis ing Speed m.p.h. 250 at 14,500ft. 232 at 13,000ft. 265 at 15,000ft. 300 at 18,000ft. Range miles 260 460 280 Not stated. Service Ceiling ft. 32,000 31.000 33,000 34,500 (approx) Remarks Range with overload of fuel, 420 miles at 150 m.p.h. Biplane type now obsolescent, but still in service. With overload of fuel range can be increased to 1,000 miles at 170 m.p.h. at 15,000ft. A development of the C.200. Gun* hre through airscrew disc. FLOATPLANES Designation Canroni Ca.312 (bis) (3-*eater) Meridional] Ro.43 (2-seater) Cint Z.506B (4-5-seater) Span ft. in. 53 0 38 0 87 0 Length ft. in. 44 0 32 0 63 0 Wing Area sq. ft. 418 358 936 Normal Flying Weight lb. 12.800 5.400 26,400 Engines 2 Piaggio Pjcvi. RC35. 9-cyl. a.c. radials, 650 h.p. at 11,500ft. 1 Piaggio "Stella" XRC, a.c. radial. 700 h.p. at 3.000ft. 3 Alfa Romeo 126- RC34, 9-cyl. ax. radials, 780 h.p. at 11,500ft. Armament 4 rifle calibre m.gs. 2 rifle calibre m.gs. 2 heavy m.gs. Duties Reconnais sance or bomber carrying 1,7001b. bombs or torpedo. Naval fighter reconnais sance for catapulting. Reconnais sance and bombing with load up to 2,200 lb. Top Speed m.p.h. 230 at 13,000ft. 186 at 8,000ft. 230 at 13,000ft. Cruis ing Speed m.p.h. 195 at 13.000ft. 155 at 6,500ft. 195 at 13,000ft. Range miles 220 440 1000 Service Ceiling ft. 23.000 26,000 24,000 Remarks As a reconnaissance aircraft with extra fuel instead of bombs, range is increased to 1,000 miles. A single-seater version, has service ceiling of 28,000ft. and flying weight 4,900 lb. Mid-wing monoplane type with pronounced dihedral.
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