Piaggio P.16
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| Role | Heavy bomberTemplate:Short description |
| National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | Piaggio |
| First flight | 1934 |
| Status | Canceled |
| Primary user | Regia Aeronautica |
| Number built | 1 |
The Piaggio P.16 was an Italian heavy bomber designed and built by Piaggio for the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Royal Air Force).
Design and development
The P.16 was a three-engine shoulder-wing monoplane of mostly metal construction, with inverted gull wings.[1] Its wing was thick and semi-elliptical, and its tail was mounted high on the fuselage. It had retractable main landing gear and a spatted, non-retractable tailwheel.[1] In addition to bombs, its armament consisted of four 7.62-millimeter (0.3-inch) machine guns, of which two were mounted in the leading edge of the wing, one in a retractable dorsal turret, and one in the rear of the fuselage beneath the tail.[1] The bombardier (bomb-aimer) manned a compartment set behind the nose engine on the underside of the fuselage.
Operational history
The P.16 first flew in November 1934,[1] and an order for 12 aircraft was placed and then cancelled,[1] with preference given to the Piaggio P.32, which was produced from 1936 to 1939.[1]
Operators
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Specifications
Data from Italian Civil and Military aircraft 1930–1945 [2]
General characteristics
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Armament
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References
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