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Aviation History
1943
1943 - 2007.PDF
AUGUST 12TH, 1943 heir Characteristics BREDA 88 POINTED NOSE ECCSHAPED HNS AND RUDDERS MODERATE ASPECT-RATIO • ROUNDED TIPS LARGE UNDERSLUNC NACELLES STRUT BRACED TWIN TAIL SHOULDER WINC INVERTED- ECC SECTION fUSELACE • MODERATE TAPER Span Length Height W!ng arra DIMENSIONS SOP. lOin. 37ft. 9n. .. 10ft. 2m. 364 Ssq. ft. ALTHOUGH the prototype of the Breda 88 was de r\ signed to a multi-purpose formula, the modified pro- •*- •*• duction version "Ultimately went into service with the tactical " assault" squadrons of the Regia Aeronaulica and, in the summer of 1940, was regarded as one of the most promising of Italy's latest all-metal types. As will readily be conceded, the Breda 88 is quite an' attractive-looking aircraft, having a well-streamlined fuse- lage and compact proportions. Its two large uuderslung radial engines and shoulder-wing lay-out give it a business- like air which its actual performance figures amply justify, yet in spite of appearances being all in its favour, it has not proved itself to be a successful operational type, and, when Italy entered the war, its anticipated use against Allied shipping in the Mediterranean did not materialise to any appreciable extent. The type was used to a limited degree in the North African campaign, however, a number of them being duly shot down from time to time and a lew captured or destroyed on the ground during the Axis retreat. The prototype was powered by a pair oi Fren< h built Gnome-Rhdnc K 14 air-cooled radial engines, and had * Bred ft hydraulically-operated dorsal turret housing a single 12.7 mm. machine gun, in addition to fixed arrnameut in the nose, and large windows in the belly of the luselage for bomb aiming. i he production model, however, is fitted with two Piaggio P Xi KC40 air-cooled radials each developing 1,000 h.p. at 2,200 r.p.m. at 13 Tcolt. The dor»! turret gave way to a screened gun position at the rear ut the cockpit, where a single manually operated 12.7 mm. machine gun is mounted. The bomb aimer's windows also .disappeared from the bottom of the fuselage. Fixed armament in the nose, for the use of the pilot, can be from two to four 12.7 mm. Breda " Safat " machine guns. Top speed is 320 m.p.h., service ceiling 27,880ft., and cruising range 1,118 miles.
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