Macchi L.2
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The Macchi L.2 was an Italian biplane flying boat developed from the earlier Macchi L.1, itself a copy of a captured Austrian Lohner flying boat.
Development
In an attempt to improve the performance of the L.1 flying-boat Macchi, the design was improved with a reduced span on the swept biplane wings and a more powerful {{convert|119|kW|hp|abbr=on}} Isotta Fraschini V.4B engine. The L.2 was a three-bay unequal-span biplane flying boat with a two-man crew in side-by-side cockpits. It was powered by a single Isotta Fraschini engine, strut-mounted between the two wings and driving a pusher propeller. It was armed with a single machine gun on a trainable mounting and could also carry four light bombs. Ten L.2s were delivered to the Italian Navy, but they were soon replaced by the newer L.3.
Operators
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Specifications (L.2)
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|ref={{cite book |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985)|publisher= Orbis Publishing|pages= 2392}}
|prime units? = met
|crew=two
|gross weight kg=1,450
|gross weight lb=3,197
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Isotta Fraschini V.4B
|eng1 kw=119
|eng1 hp=160
|max speed kmh=140
|max speed mph=87
|range km=385
|range miles=239
|armament = *1 × Fiat machine gun
- 4 × light bombs
}}
See also
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References
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- {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London }}
- {{cite book |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985)|publisher= Orbis Publishing|pages= 2392}}
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