Savoia-Pomilio SP.2

SP.2
Role Reconnaissance and bomber aircraft
National origin Italy
Manufacturer SIA, Pomilio
Designer Umberto Savoia and Ottorino Pomilio
First flight 10 July 1916
Number built ca. 300
Developed from Savoia-Pomilio SP.1

The Savoia-Pomilio SP.2 was a reconnaissance and bomber aircraft built in Italy during the First World War.[1] It was a refined version of the SP.1, and like it, took its basic configuration from the Farman MF.11: a biplane with twin tails and a fuselage nacelle that accommodated the crew and a pusher-mounted engine.[2] The SP.2 entered mass production with SIA, and with co-designer Ottorino Pomilio's own firm that he had recently established.[2]

Around 300 examples were produced, and by spring 1917, these equipped twelve front-line squadrons of the Aeronautica Militare.[2] Of these machines, about a dozen participated in trials of the Revelli-FIAT 25 mm cannon before production of this weapon was discontinued.[3]


Operators

 Kingdom of Italy

Specifications

Data from Taylor 1989, p.793

General characteristics

Performance


Notes

  1. Taylor 1989, p.793
  2. 1 2 3 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft p.2897
  3. Williams 2005

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, June 23, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.