FN.305
Country | Italy |
Manufacturer | Fratelli Nardi |
Primary Role | Other |
Maiden Flight | 19 February 1935 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseThe FN.305 low-wing cantilever monoplane aircraft were designed as trainers and liaison aircraft. In 1938, the Italian Air Force ordered 285 aircraft, most of which were of the FN.305A two-seat variant, with a few FN.305C and FN.305D single-seat variants. Then, 9 were sold to Chile, 31 were sold to Romania with license to build additional aircraft (124 would be built by Romania), 41 were sold to France, 1 was sold to Bulgaria, and 50 were sold to Hungary. In Mar 1939, the first FN.305D variant accomplished a record-breaking flight between Rome, Italy and Addis Ababa, Abyssinia, completing the 4,463.8-kilometer (2,773.68-mile) flight at the average speed of 240 kilometers per hour (149 miles per hour). Production of FN.305 aircraft in Italy would cease in 1943.
ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia
Last Major Revision: Sep 2018
FN.305 Timeline
19 Feb 1935 | The FN.305 prototype aircraft took its first flight. |
SPECIFICATIONS
FN.305A
Machinery | One Alfa Romeo 115 inline piston engine rated at 185hp |
Crew | 2 |
Span | 8.47 m |
Length | 6.98 m |
Height | 2.10 m |
Wing Area | 12.00 m² |
Weight, Empty | 704 kg |
Weight, Maximum | 984 kg |
Speed, Maximum | 300 km/h |
Range, Normal | 620 km |
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