Breda Ba.88
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The Breda Ba.88 Lince (Italian: Lynx) was a ground-attack plane used by the Italian Regia Aeronautica during World War II. First flown in October 1936, its performance was severely limited by the addition of military equipment. Used in Italy's African colonies during the North African campaign, it was proven useless in battle, with many ending up being used as airfield decoys. 155 were produced, with three being converted to dive bombers (Ba88M) in 1943.
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General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 10.79 m (35 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 15.6m (51ft 2in)
- Height: 3.1m (10 ft 2.75 in)
- Wing area: 33.34m² (358.9ft²)
- Empty weight: 4,650kg (10,252 lb)
- Loaded weight: kg (lb)
- Useful load: kg (kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 6,750kg (14,881lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Piaggio P.XI RC. 40 Radial, 746kW (1000hp) each
Performance
- Never exceed speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Maximum speed: 490km/h (304 mph)
- Cruise speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Stall speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Range: 1640km (1020 mi)
- Service ceiling: 8,000m (26,245ft)
- Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)
- Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: W/kg (hp/lb)
Armament
- Guns: Three 12.7mm forward-firing machine guns, one 7.7mm rearward-firing machine gun
- Bombs Internal bomb load of 2205 lb (1000kg)
[edit] References
The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, Editor D Donald, Aerospace Publishing 1997, ISBN1-85605-375-X
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Designation sequence
Breda Ba.65 - Breda Ba.88
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