Breda A.7
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|name=A.7
|image=Breda A.7.jpg
|caption=
|type=Reconnaissance aircraft
|manufacturer=Breda
|designer=
|first_flight=
|introduction=1929
|retired=
|status=
|primary_user=Regia Aeronautica
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|produced=
|number_built=14, plus 1 A.16
|variants=
}}
The Breda A.7 was a reconnaissance aircraft developed in Italy for use by the Regia Aeronautica in 1929. It was a braced parasol monoplane of conventional configuration with tailskid undercarriage. The pilot and observer sat in tandem, open cockpits. A single prototype of a long-range example, originally designated A.7 Raid and later A.16 (or Ba.16) was also constructed, but the air force showed no interest in it.
Variants
;A.7LD: Two prototypes, powered by {{cvt|298|kW}} Lorraine-Dietrich piston engines. (2 built).
;A.7:Production version. Two-seat reconnaissance aircraft, powered by a {{cvt|380|kW}} Isotta Fraschini Asso 500 piston engine, and fitted with a revised cooling system and empennage; 12 built.
;A.7 Raid (later A.16 or Ba.16): A long-range version, powered by a {{cvt|500|hp|order=flip}} Isotta Fraschini Asso 500 AQ engine. Engine later changed to a Bristol Jupiter VII and an extra seat added.
;A.7Idro: Seaplane fitted with twin floats.
;Ba.16: a long-range version; one built.
Operators
;{{flag|Kingdom of Italy}}
Specifications (A.7)
File:Breda_A.7_3-view_Les_Ailes_April_21,1927.png
{{Aircraft specs
|ref=Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928{{cite book |title=Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928 |editor1-last=Grey |editor1-first=C.G. |year=1928 |publisher=Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd |location=London |page=157c}}
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|crew=2
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|length m=10.515
|span m=15.78
|height m=3.15
|wing area sqm=43
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|empty weight kg=1500
|gross weight kg=2500
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|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Isotta Fraschini Asso 500
|eng1 type=V-12 water-cooled piston engine
|eng1 hp=500
|prop blade number=2
|prop name=fixed pitch wooden propeller
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|max speed kmh=235
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|stall speed kmh=75
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|range km=1200
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|endurance=6 hours
|ceiling m=6500
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|climb rate ms=4.6
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|wing loading kg/m2=58
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|power/mass={{cvt|0.091|hp/lb|kW/kg|order=flip}}
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|guns= 1x fixed synchronised forward-firing 7.7 mm Darne machine gun plus 1× {{cvt|7.7|mm|3}} Lewis Gun on a flexible mount for the observer
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See also
References
{{commons category|Breda A.7}}
{{reflist}}
- {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London}}
- {{cite book |title=World Aircraft Information Files |publisher=Bright Star Publishing|location=London |pages=File 890 Sheet 77 }}
- {{cite book |title=Apparecchio da ricognizione Breda A-7, istruzioni per il montaggio e la regolazione.|publisher=Ministero dell'Aeronautica=Roma |pages=9 }}
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