IMAM Ro.30

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IMAM Ro.30
Type	Observation biplane
Manufacturer	IMAM
Maiden flight	1932
Primary user	Regia Aeronautica

The IMAM Ro.30 was a 1930s Italian observation biplane designed and built by Industrie Meccaniche e Aeronautiche Meridonali. It was only built in limited numbers being replaced by the Ro.37.

[edit] Development

Following the success of earler observation biplanes the Ro.30 was developed in 1932 for the Regia Aeronautica. It was an unequal-span biplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear. It had an enclosed cockpit for the pilot located forward of the wing leading edge, an observer had a cabin between the wings, and the third crew member had an open cockpit behind the wings. It was powered either a 395kW (530hp) Alfa Romeo Mercury or a 373kW (530hp) Piaggio Jupiter radial engine.

[edit] Operators

 Italy

• Regia Aeronautica

[edit] Specifications (Ro.30 with Jupiter engine)

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2193

General characteristics

• Crew: 3
• Length: 10.24 m (33 ft 7¼ in)
• Wingspan: 15.75 m (51 ft 8 in)
• Height: 3.50 m (11 ft 5¾ in)
• Empty weight: 1580 kg (3483 lb)
• Gross weight: 2630 kg (5798 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Piaggio Jupiter VII radial piston, 373 kW (500 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 225 km/h (140 mph)
• Range: 1600 km (994 miles)
• Service ceiling: 7500 m (24,605 ft)

Armament

• 3 x 7.7mm (0.303in) machine-guns

[edit] References

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2193

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