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Breda A.9

The Breda A.9 was a biplane trainer produced in Italy in 1928 for the Regia Aeronautica.

Conventional in design, it featured a single-bay, unstaggered wing cellule and fixed tailskid undercarriage.

The student and instructor sat in tandem, open cockpits.

A slightly smaller version, designated A.9-bis was developed for use in Italy’s aeroclubs.

Variants

A.9

Two-seat advanced training biplane.

A.9bis

A slightly smaller 8.72 m (28.6 ft) span version for aeroclubs.

A.10

Single-seat, 8.84 m (29.0 ft) span, fighter-trainer prototype, powered by a 190 kW (250 hp) Isotta Fraschini V.6, one aircraft built.

Specifications

Crew

2

Length

7.95 m (26 ft 1 in)

Wingspan

9.32 m (30 ft 7 in)

Height

2.97 m (9 ft 9 in)

Wing area

27 m2 (290 sq ft)

Empty weight

770 kg (1,698 lb)

Gross weight

1,050 kg (2,315 lb)

Powerplant

1 × Isotta Fraschini Asso 200 6-cylinder water cooled inline piston engine,

190 kW (250 hp)

Propellers

2-bladed fixed pitch propeller

Performance

Maximum speed

185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)

Stall speed

75 km/h (47 mph, 40 kn)

Range

800 km (500 mi, 430 nmi)

Endurance

3 hours

Service ceiling

6,000 m (20,000 ft)

Wing loading

39 kg/m2 (8.0 lb/sq ft)

Power/mass

0.196 kW/kg (0.119 hp/lb).

 

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