The Fiat BRG was an Italian heavy bomber prototype built in the 1930s by Fiat for the Italian Air Force.
| Fiat BRG | |
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| Role | Heavy bomber |
| Manufacturer | Fiat |
| First flight | 1930s |
| Primary user | Italian Air Force |
| Number built | 1 |
Design and development
editThe BRG (Bombardiere Rosatelli Gigante, "Giant Rosatelli Bomber") was a three-engine strut-braced high-wing monoplane. It had a deep slab-sided fuselage with one engine in the nose and two strut-mounted engines between the upper wing and a short stub wing attached to the lower fuselage. The BRG had a single fin and rudder and a wide-track landing gear. The pilot and co-pilot had a cabin forward of the wing leading edge. The aircraft was fitted with four machine guns, located in an open dorsal cockpit and a ventral tunnel. After testing in 1931 the prototype BRG was attached to 62 Squadriglia SPB, an experimental heavy bomber squadron.
Operators
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- Regia Aeronautica
- 62 Squadrigilia SPB
Specifications
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Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1780
General characteristics
- Length: 17.60 m (57 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 30 m (98 ft 5 in)
- Height: 5.80 m (19 ft 0.25 in)
- Wing area: 139.15 m2 (1,497.85 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 6,600 kg (14,455 lb)
- Gross weight: 12,000 kg (26,455 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Fiat A.24 R 12-cylinder vee piston , 537 kW (720 hp)
- Powerplant: 2 × Fiat A.24 12-cylinder vee piston , 522 kW (700 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 240 km/h (149 mph, 129 kn)
- Endurance: 12 hours 0 minutes
- Service ceiling: 4,800 m (15,750 ft)
Armament
- 4 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine guns
- 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) of bombs
References
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- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1780
- Picture of BRG (side view)
