The Breda Ba.25 was an Italian two-seat biplanetrainer designed and built by the Breda company. It was the most widely used Italian basic trainer of the 1930s.
The first flight took place near Milan in 1931. Initially designed as a single-seat aircraft, the prototype was later converted to a two-seat fuselage. Flight testing of the two-seat variant was successful, and in late 1931 Regia Aeronautica ordered a series of 100 Ba.25 training aircraft. The student and instructor sat in open tandem cockpits, although some versions had a single-bay cockpit.
The initial production order was completed by 1935, but demand for the aircraft increased and production for the Regia Aeronautica totalled 719 by the end of 1938. Many others were produced for export or for private use with different radial engines like the Alfa Romeo Lynx or Walter Castor.
Operational history
The Ba.25 remained in service of the Regia Aeronautica as a training aircraft during World War II. Some of the aircraft were seized and handed over to the Allies. Paraguay bought four Breda Ba.25, one of them a Ba.25Idro. They were used as primary trainers from 1939 to 1945. [2][3]
The Ba.28 training aircraft was developed from the earlier Ba.25. It was also a biplane with a new, more powerful Piaggio Stella P.VII Z radial engine of 272 kW (365 hp) and had ailerons on the upper wing. In June 1936 the prototype was shown at the air show in Venice. The Italian Air Force in the same year ordered a series of 50 aircraft. During use in flight schools the Ba.28 proved not to be among the best – it was difficult to manage in the air. However, orders for the type arrived from abroad – were duly delivered to the following countries: Afghanistan (2), China (18), Norway (6), Austria (12) and Spain (6).
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The Breda Ba 25 was an Italian two seat biplane trainer designed and built by the Breda company It was the most widely used Italian basic trainer of the 1930s Ba 25Ba 25 D 2 of Regia AeronauticaRole Trainer aircraftManufacturer Societa Italiana Ernesto BredaFirst flight 1931Introduction 1932Primary users Regia AeronauticaRoyal Hungarian Air ForceProduced 1931 1938Number built 763 3 prototypes 1 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 3 Variants 4 Operators 5 Specifications Ba 25 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksDesign and development EditThe first flight took place near Milan in 1931 Initially designed as a single seat aircraft the prototype was later converted to a two seat fuselage Flight testing of the two seat variant was successful and in late 1931 Regia Aeronautica ordered a series of 100 Ba 25 training aircraft The student and instructor sat in open tandem cockpits although some versions had a single bay cockpit The initial production order was completed by 1935 but demand for the aircraft increased and production for the Regia Aeronautica totalled 719 by the end of 1938 Many others were produced for export or for private use with different radial engines like the Alfa Romeo Lynx or Walter Castor Operational history EditThe Ba 25 remained in service of the Regia Aeronautica as a training aircraft during World War II Some of the aircraft were seized and handed over to the Allies Paraguay bought four Breda Ba 25 one of them a Ba 25Idro They were used as primary trainers from 1939 to 1945 2 3 Variants Edit Ba 25 in single seat seaplane configuration Ba 28 in Republic of China Air Force Nationalist Chinese service Ba 28 A Ba 28 prior to application of its markings probably just after completion by the factory There were many minor variants Ba 25 Main production version Ba 25 Lynx Fitted with a 149 kW 200 hp Alfa Romeo Lynx engine Ba 25 D 2 Fitted with a 179 kW 240 hp Alfa Romeo D2 engine Ba 25 Mezzo Asso Fitted with a 164 kW 220 hp Isotta Fraschini Asso 200 engine Ba 25 Ridotto Reduced span aerobatic version Ba 25 I I for Idro Floatplane version 42 built one for Paraguayan Naval Aviation Ba 26 Primary trainer with a longer wingspan and Walter NZ 120 engine prototype only Ba 28 Export version with Piaggio built Gnome Rhone 7K engine for Norway China and Ethiopia among others The Ba 28 training aircraft was developed from the earlier Ba 25 It was also a biplane with a new more powerful Piaggio Stella P VII Z radial engine of 272 kW 365 hp and had ailerons on the upper wing In June 1936 the prototype was shown at the air show in Venice The Italian Air Force in the same year ordered a series of 50 aircraft During use in flight schools the Ba 28 proved not to be among the best it was difficult to manage in the air However orders for the type arrived from abroad were duly delivered to the following countries Afghanistan 2 China 18 Norway 6 Austria 12 and Spain 6 Operators Edit Kingdom of AfghanistanAfghan Air Force AustriaAustrian Air Force 1927 1938 BoliviaBolivian Air Force operated 6 aircraft 1939 Republic of ChinaRepublic of China Air Force EcuadorEcuadorian Air Force EthiopiaEthiopian Air Force 4 HungaryRoyal Hungarian Air Force operated 3 aircraft Kingdom of ItalyRegia Aeronautica Aviazione Legionaria Italian Co Belligerent Air Force Italian Social RepublicAeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana NorwayRoyal Norwegian Navy Air Service ParaguayParaguayan Military Aviation used three Ba 25 Paraguayan Naval Aviation used one Ba 25 Idro SpainSpanish Air ForceSpecifications Ba 25 EditData from 5 General characteristicsCrew 2 Length 7 80 m 25 ft 7 in Breda 25 Idro 9 1 m 29 86 ft Wingspan 9 98 m 32 ft 9 in Height 2 8278 m 9 ft 3 33 in Breda 25 Idro 3 6 m 11 81 ft Wing area 25 0 m2 269 sq ft Empty weight 788 kg 1 738 lb Gross weight 2 288 kg 5 044 lb Powerplant 1 Alfa Romeo D2 9 cyl air cooled radial piston engine 180 kW 240 hp Performance Maximum speed 205 km h 127 mph 111 kn Cruise speed 195 km h 121 mph 105 kn Breda 25 Idro 150 km h 93 mph Stall speed 71 km h 44 mph 38 kn Breda 25 Idro 90 km h 56 mph Range 500 km 310 mi 270 nmi Service ceiling 7 500 m 24 600 ft Rate of climb 2 87 m s 565 ft min 6 See also EditAircraft of comparable role configuration and era de Havilland Tiger Moth Naval Aircraft Factory N3N Yokosuka K5YRelated lists List of Interwar military aircraftNotes Edit Breda Ba 25 immagini scheda e storia Archived from the original on 2014 09 26 Retrieved 2014 11 26 Ba 25 entry at the Ugolok neba website Russian La Contribucion Italiana en la Aviacion Paraguaya by Antonio Luis Sapienza Author s edition Asuncion 2007 Abyssinia 1935 1936 Nevington War Museum Thompson Jonathan 1963 Italian Civil amp Military Aircraft 1930 1945 1st ed New York ISBN 0 8168 6500 0 Grey C G 1972 Jane s All the World s Aircraft 1938 London David amp Charles ISBN 0 7153 5734 4 References EditGrey C G 1972 Jane s All the World s Aircraft 1938 London David amp Charles ISBN 0 7153 5734 4 Thompson Jonathan 1963 Italian Civil amp Military Aircraft 1930 1945 1st ed New York ISBN 0 8168 6500 0 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Breda Ba 25 Ba 25 entry at the Ugolok neba website Russian Portals Italy Companies Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Breda Ba 25 amp oldid 1136303840, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
