Piaggio P.10

Piaggio P.10
Role	Reconnaissance biplane floatplane
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Piaggio
First flight	1932

The Piaggio P.10 was a 1930s Italian three-seat reconnaissance biplane floatplane produced by Piaggio.^[1]

Design and development

The P.10 was a single-bay biplane which was designed to be catapult launched from Italian Navy battleships and cruisers. It had a single main float supplemented by small floats, one on each wingtip.^[1] The P.10 was powered by a 440 hp (328 kW) licence-built Bristol Jupiter VI radial engine.^[1] The aircraft had three open cockpits, one forward of the wings for the pilot, further aft was a cockpit for a gunner, just in front of the tailplane was the third cockpit for the observer.^[1] A landplane variant, the P.10bis, had a fixed landing gear.^[1]

Specifications (P.10)

Data from ^[1]The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

Crew: 3 (pilot, gunner and observer)
Length: 10.27 m ( ft in)
Wingspan: 13.80 m (45 ft 3¼ in)
Height: 4.27 m ( ft in)
Wing area: 46.45 m² ( ft²)
Powerplant: 1 × Bristol Jupiter IV radial engine, licence built by Piaggio., 328 kW (440 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 195 km/h (121 mph)

Armament

One 7.62mm (0.3in) machine gun, ring mounted on gunners cockpit.

References

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Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 Orbis 1985, p. 2712

Bibliography

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.

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