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Italy's Savoia-Marchetti S.M.82 medium bomber1
Design
The Savoia-Marchetti S.M.82 was designed in 1938.1
Cargo
The cargo area was was very roomy.1 It could hold a dismantled C.R.42 biplane fighter.1 The S.M.82 could carry 18 44 gallon / 200 liter fuel drums.1
Wing
The S.M.82's wing was made from wood.1
Fuselage
The fuselage of the S.M.82 was made of steel tubing and fabric.1
Prototype
The S.M.82 prototype was first flown in 1939.1
Production
Deliveries of the S.M.82 began in 1941.1 Production ended in 1943.1
- Total: ~4001
Variants
Usage
The S.M.82 was used by Germany and Italy.1
The S.M.82 was designed to be a bomber, but it was primarily used as a transport.1 On one occasion it crammed in 96 people.1
Luftwaffe
The Luftwaffe used about 50 S.M.82s in the Baltic region on the Eastern Front.1
Post World War II
The Aeronautica Militare Italiana used the S.M.82 into the 1950s.1
| Savoia-Marchetti S.M.82 Canguru1 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Heavy bomber1 Heavy transport1 |
| Crew | |
| Passengers | 40 troops1 |
| Engine (Type) | 3: Alfa Romeo 128 RC 211 |
| Cylinders | Radial 91 |
| HP | 950 each1 |
| Cooling | |
| Propeller blades | 3 each1 |
| Dimensions | |
| Span | 97' 4.5"1 29.68 m1 |
| Length | 75' 1.5"1 22.9 m1 |
| Height | 19' 8.25"1 6 m1 |
| Wing area | |
| Weight | |
| Empty | 23,260 lb1 10,550 kg1 |
| Loaded | 39,727 lb1 18,020 kg1 |
| Maximum load | 44,092 lb1 20,000 kg1 |
| Performance | |
| Speed | 230 mph1 370 kph1 |
| Cruising speed | 137 - 186 mph1 220 - 300 kph1 |
| Climb to 9,840' / 3,000 m |
18 minutes1 |
| Service ceiling | 19,685'1 6,000 m1 |
| Range | 1,864 miles1 3,000 km1 |
| Armament | |
| Dorsal turret | 1: 12.7 mm MG1 |
| Nose | 1: 7.7 mm MG1 |
| Ventral | 1: 7.7 mm MG1 |
| Beam positions | 2: 7.7 mm MG1 |
| Bombs | 8,818 lb1 4,000 kg1 |
| OR | |
| Cargo | 8,818 lb1 4,000 kg1 |
Sources:
- Aircraft of WWII, Stewart Wilson, 1998
