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Fiat BRG
Role	Heavy bomberType of aircraft
Manufacturer	Fiat
First flight	1930s
Primary user	Italian Air Force
Number built	1

The Fiat BRG was an Italian heavy bomber prototype built in the 1930s by Fiat for the Italian Air Force.

Design and development

The BRG (Bombardiere Rosatelli Gigante, "Giant Rosatelli Bomber") was a three-engine strut-braced high-wing monoplane. It had a deep slab-sided fuselage with one engine in the nose and two strut-mounted engines between the upper wing and a short stub wing attached to the lower fuselage. The BRG had a single fin and rudder and a wide-track landing gear. The pilot and co-pilot had a cabin forward of the wing leading edge. The aircraft was fitted with four machine guns, located in an open dorsal cockpit and a ventral tunnel. After testing in 1931 the prototype BRG was attached to 62 Squadriglia SPB, an experimental heavy bomber squadron.

Operators

 Kingdom of Italy

• Regia Aeronautica
  • 62 Squadrigilia SPB

Specifications

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1780

General characteristics

• Length: 17.60 m (57 ft 9 in)
• Wingspan: 30 m (98 ft 5 in)
• Height: 5.80 m (19 ft 0.25 in)
• Wing area: 139.15 m (1,497.85 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 6,600 kg (14,455 lb)
• Gross weight: 12,000 kg (26,455 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Fiat A.24 R 12-cylinder vee piston , 537 kW (720 hp)
• Powerplant: 2 × Fiat A.24 12-cylinder vee piston , 522 kW (700 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 240 km/h (149 mph, 129 kn)
• Endurance: 12 hours 0 minutes
• Service ceiling: 4,800 m (15,750 ft)

Armament

• 4 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine guns
• 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) of bombs

References

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1780
• Picture of BRG (side view)

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