The P.16 was a three-engine shoulder-wing monoplane of mostly metal construction, with inverted gull wings.[1] Its wing was thick and semi-elliptical, and its tail was mounted high on the fuselage. It had retractable main landing gear and a spatted, non-retractable tailwheel.[1] In addition to bombs, its armament consisted of four 7.62-millimeter (0.3-inch) machine guns, of which two were mounted in the leading edge of the wing, one in a retractable dorsal turret, and one in the rear of the fuselage beneath the tail.[1] The bombardier (bomb-aimer) manned a compartment set behind the nose engine on the underside of the fuselage.
Operational history
The P.16 first flew in November 1934,[1] and an order for 12 aircraft was placed and then cancelled,[1] with preference given to the Piaggio P.32, which was produced from 1936 to 1939.[1]
piaggio, italian, heavy, bomber, designed, built, piaggio, regia, aeronautica, italian, royal, force, role, heavy, bombernational, origin, italymanufacturer, piaggiofirst, flight, 1934status, canceledprimary, user, regia, aeronauticanumber, built, contents, de. The Piaggio P 16 was an Italian heavy bomber designed and built by Piaggio for the Regia Aeronautica Italian Royal Air Force Piaggio P 16Role Heavy bomberNational origin ItalyManufacturer PiaggioFirst flight 1934Status CanceledPrimary user Regia AeronauticaNumber built 1 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 3 Operators 4 Specifications 5 References 6 External linksDesign and development EditThe P 16 was a three engine shoulder wing monoplane of mostly metal construction with inverted gull wings 1 Its wing was thick and semi elliptical and its tail was mounted high on the fuselage It had retractable main landing gear and a spatted non retractable tailwheel 1 In addition to bombs its armament consisted of four 7 62 millimeter 0 3 inch machine guns of which two were mounted in the leading edge of the wing one in a retractable dorsal turret and one in the rear of the fuselage beneath the tail 1 The bombardier bomb aimer manned a compartment set behind the nose engine on the underside of the fuselage Operational history EditThe P 16 first flew in November 1934 1 and an order for 12 aircraft was placed and then cancelled 1 with preference given to the Piaggio P 32 which was produced from 1936 to 1939 1 Operators Edit Kingdom of ItalyRegia AeronauticaSpecifications EditData from Italian Civil and Military aircraft 1930 1945 2 General characteristicsCrew 4 Length 13 348 m 43 ft 9 5 in Wingspan 22 00 m 72 ft 2 in Height 3 4989 m 11 ft 5 75 in Wing area 69 97 m2 753 2 sq ft Gross weight 8 432 kg 18 590 lb Powerplant 3 Piaggio Stella P IX R C 40 9 cyl air cooled radial piston engine 520 kW 700 hp eachPerformance Maximum speed 399 km h 248 mph 216 kn at 3 170 m 10 400 ft Stall speed 105 km h 65 mph 56 kn Range 1 999 km 1 242 mi 1 079 nmi with 1 000 kg 2 205 lb of bombs or 1 500 km 932 mi with 500 kg 1 102 lb of bombs Time to altitude 6 000 m 19 685 ft in 17 minutesArmament Guns 2 x fixed 7 62 mm 0 300 in Breda SAFAT machine guns in wing leading edge 1 x flexible7 62 mm 0 300 in machine gun in dorsal turret 1 x flexible 7 62 mm 0 300 in machine gun in rear underside of fuselage Bombs 1 000 kg 2 205 lb References Edit a b c d e f Pearce William 29 November 2015 Piaggio P 16 Bomber oldmachinepress com Retrieved 9 May 2016 Thompson Jonathan W 1963 Italian Civil and Military aircraft 1930 1945 1st ed New York Aero Publishers Inc pp 219 220 ISBN 0 8168 6500 0 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Piaggio P 16 http www flightglobal com pdfarchive view 1936 1936 20 200073 html Portals Italy Companies Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Piaggio P 16 amp oldid 1125085878, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
