Breda A.7

The Breda A.7 was a reconnaissance aircraft developed in Italy for use by the Regia Aeronautica in 1929.

It was a braced parasol monoplane of conventional configuration with tailskid undercarriage.

The pilot and observer sat in tandem, open cockpits.

A single prototype of a long-range example, originally designated A.7 Raid and later A.16 was also constructed.

The air force showed no interest in it.

Specifications

Crew

2

Length

10.515 m (34 ft 6 in)

Wingspan

15.78 m (51 ft 9 in)

Height

3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)

Wing area

43 m2 (460 sq ft)

Empty weight

1,500 kg (3,307 lb)

Gross weight

2,500 kg (5,512 lb)

Powerplant

1 × Isotta Fraschini Asso 500 V-12 water-cooled piston engine,

370 kW (500 hp)

Propellers

2-bladed fixed pitch wooden propeller

Performance

Maximum speed

235 km/h (146 mph, 127 kn)

Stall speed

75 km/h (47 mph, 40 kn)

Range

1,200 km (750 mi, 650 nmi)

Endurance

6 hours

Service ceiling

6,500 m (21,300 ft)

Rate of climb

4.6 m/s (910 ft/min)

Wing loading

58 kg/m2 (12 lb/sq ft)

Power/mass

0.150 kW/kg (0.091 hp/lb)

Armament

Guns

1x fixed synchronized forward-firing 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Vickers machine-gun,

1× 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Lewis Gun on a flexible mount for the observer.