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The FMA AeMB.2 Bombi was a bomber aircraft developed in Argentina in the mid 1930s. It was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional configuration. It was fitted with fixed tailwheel undercarriage, the main units of which were covered by long, "trouser"-style fairings. Most examples were fitted with a dorsal machine gun turret. Fifteen production examples saw service with the Argentine Air Force between 1936 and 1945.
[edit] Specifications (AeMB.2)
General characteristics
- Crew: Three
- Length: 10.90 m (35 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 17.20 m (56 ft 5 in)
- Height: 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 25.0 m² (269 ft²)
- Empty weight: 2,120 kg (4,670 lb)
- Gross weight: 3,500 kg (7,710 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Wright R-1820-F3, 533 kW (715 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 285 km/h (177 mph)
- Range: 600 km (370 miles)
- Service ceiling: 6,000 m (19,685 ft)
- Rate of climb: 5.5 m/s (1,100 ft/min)
Armament
- 1 × fixed, forward-firing 7.65 mm Madsen gun in forward fuselage
- 2 × 7.65 mm Madsen guns in dorsal turret
- 1 × trainable, rearward-firing 0.45 machine gun in ventral position
- 400 kg (880 lb) of bombs
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 393.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing, File 894 Sheet 27.
- Rivas, Santiago; Juan C. Cicalesi (March/April 2003). "El Bombardero Argentino". Aeroespacio (552).
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