Breda Ba.15
Breda · Italy · first flew 1928 · light aircraft
The Breda Ba.15 was a two-seat light aircraft produced in Italy in 1928.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 7 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Braced high-wing monoplane of conventional design
- Pilot and passenger in tandem in a fully enclosed cabin
- Commonly powered by a Walter Venus radial
A braced high-wing cabin monoplane; one is preserved in the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia in Milan.
Specifications
- The Breda Ba.15 has a length of 7 m (23 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 10.8 m (35 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 200 km/h (124 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
It was fitted with a wide variety of engines, the Walter Venus being the most popular, but also Cirrus III, de Havilland Gipsy, Colombo S.63, Walter Mars I and Isotta Fraschini 80 T units.
Variants
The Ba.15 was a two-seat cabin touring and sporting aircraft; the Ba.15S was an improved version.
Where you'll see it
Ba.15s competed in the Giro Aereo d'Italia, in which Colonel Sacchi won in 1930 flying a Ba.15S. Some served with the Regia Aeronautica, and one Paraguayan example was used as a light transport in the Chaco War.
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