P.111 file photo [16200]

P.111

CountryItaly
ManufacturerPiaggio Aero Industries
Primary RolePrototype Aircraft
Maiden Flight9 April 1941

Contributor:

ww2dbaseIn 1938, the Italian Air Force contracted with Piaggio Aero to produce a prototype high-altitude bomber aircraft. Before the prototype was completed, the development was canceled by the Italian Air Force, but the prototype would be completed and delivered as a high-altitude research aircraft. The resulting P.111 aircraft took its first flight on 9 Apr 1941, and on subsequent flights it would help Italian engineers develop pressurized cabins. This aircraft was retired from service in early 1943 and was scrapped.

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P.111 Timeline

9 Apr 1941 The P.111 prototype aircraft took its first flight.

SPECIFICATIONS

P.111
MachineryTwo Piaggio P.XII R.C.100/2v 18cyl air-cooled radial piston engines rated at 1,000hp each
Crew3
Span17.30 m
Length12.39 m
Height3.91 m
Wing Area40.00 m²
Weight, Empty5,239 kg
Weight, Loaded7,574 kg
Weight, Maximum7,590 kg
Speed, Maximum575 km/h
Speed, Cruising449 km/h
Service Ceiling11,997 m
Range, Normal1,659 km

Photographs

P.111 aircraft at rest, Villanova d’Albenga, Savona, Italy, 1941, photo 1 of 3P.111 aircraft at rest, Villanova d’Albenga, Savona, Italy, 1941, photo 2 of 3P.111 aircraft at rest, Villanova d’Albenga, Savona, Italy, 1941, photo 3 of 3




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