Piaggio P.6
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| Piaggio P.6 | |
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| Type | Catapult-launched reconnaissance float plane |
| Manufacturer | Piaggio |
| Maiden flight | 1927 |
| Primary user | Italian Navy |
| Number built | 15 (P.6ter) |
The Piaggio P.6 was an Italian catapult-launched reconnaissance float plane designed and built by Piaggio for the Italian Navy.
[edit] Development
To meet an Italian Navy requirement for a two-seat catapult-launched seaplane Piaggio produced two designs. The first designated the P.6bis was a small biplane flying boat powered by a 260hp (194kW) Isotta Fraschini V.6 engine driving a pusher propeller. The second design designated the P.6 was a floatplane with one large central float and two stabilising floats at the wingtips and a nose mounted A.20 engine. Both aircraft had the same biplane wing structure with rigid strut bracing and both were armed with a single machine-gun (the flying-boat's in the bow and the floatplane's in the rear cockpit). In 1928 the P.6ter was produced based on the P.6 floatplane with the engine boosted to 410hp (306kW). A production run of 15 aircraft was produced for the Italian Navy where it had an unremarkable career being used on battleships and cruisers.
[edit] Variants
- P.6bis
- Prototype flying boat.
- P.6
- Prototype floatplane.
- P.6ter
- Production floatplane, 15 built.
[edit] Operators
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[edit] Specifications (P.6ter)
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Wingspan: 13.50 m (44 ft 3½ in)
- Gross weight: 2360 kg (5203 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Fiat A.20, 306 kW (410 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 195 km/h (121 mph)
Armament
- 1 x machine-gun
[edit] See also
Related lists
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing, 2700.
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