Macchi M.15

Macchi M.15

Role	Reconnaissance aircraft, bomber, and trainer
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Macchi
Designer	Ing Tonini and Ing Bergonzi
First flight	1922
Primary user	Italy

The Macchi M.15 was an Italian reconnaissance aircraft, bomber and trainer, designed and built by Macchi.

Design and development

The M.15, which first flew in 1922, was a two-seat biplane with wings of unequal span, its upper wing being of wider span than its lower wing. Its interplane struts were inclined in a "V" configuration. Its 238-kilowatt (320-horsepower) Fiat A.12 engine drove a two-bladed propeller in a tractor configuration and gave it a top speed of 185 kilometers per hour (115 miles per hour). It had fixed landing gear.^[1] The Macchi M.15bis was a three-seat passenger transport with similar attributes to the M.15.^[2]

Operators

Kingdom of Italy

Regia Aeronautica

Specifications (M.15)

Data from ^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: two
Length: 8.57 m (28 ft 1.4 in)
Wingspan: 13.47 m (44 ft 2.3 in)
Height: 3.37 m (11 ft 0⅔ in)
Wing area: 42.00 m² (452.07 ft²)
Empty weight: 1,230 kg (2,712 lb)
Gross weight: 1,743 kg (3,843 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Fiat A.12, 238 kW (320 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph)
Range: 600 km (373 miles)
Service ceiling: 6,000 m (19,685 ft)

Armament

2 x 7.65-millimeter (0.312-inch) machine guns

Notes

↑ Aerei Italiani Macchi M.15.
1 2 Gey, C.G. (1969). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1919 (Facsimile ed.). London: David & Charles (Publishers) Limited. p. 392a. ISBN 07153 4647 4.

References

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Aerei Italiani Macchi M.15

Aircraft produced by Macchi/Aermacchi

Macchi	L.1 L.2 M.3 M.4 M.5 M.6 M.7 M.8 M.9 M.12 M.14 M.15 M.16 M.17 M.18 M.19 M.20 M.24 M.26 M.33 M.39 M.40 M.41 M.52 M.53 M.67 M.70 M.71 M.C.72 M.C.73 M.C.77 M.C.94 M.C.99 M.C.100 M.C.200 M.C.201 M.C.202 M.C.205 M.B.308 M.B.320 M.B.323

Aermacchi	MB-326 MB-335 MB-338 MB-339 MB-340 M-311/M-345

Joint ventures	AM.3 AMX M-346

Purchased designs	AL-60 S-211 SF.260 M-290

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