Breda Ba.32
Breda · Italy · first flew 1931 · airliner
The Breda Ba.32 was an Italian prototype airliner: a low-wing trimotor monoplane with fixed, spatted main undercarriage.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 3 × piston, wing-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 16.76 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Low-wing trimotor monoplane with a cantilever tapered wing
- Fixed main undercarriage with spats
- Two outboard engines in streamlined nacelles faired into the wing, a third in the nose
Look for a low-wing three-engined monoplane with spatted fixed main wheels and a braced tail unit.
Specifications
- The Breda Ba.32 has a length of 16.76 m (55 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 26.67 m (87 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 237 km/h (147 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
Breda designed and built the Ba.32, which made its first flight in 1931. It used a tapered cantilever wing and three Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior radial engines.
Variants
Only a single prototype was built; a second example, reportedly with Fiat engines, may have been a conversion.
Where you'll see it
It showed favourable flying characteristics in testing but attracted no production orders, so no production aircraft were built.
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- Breda Ba.25
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- Dewoitine D.28
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