SIA 7
Società Italiana Aviazione · Italy · first flew 1917 · reconnaissance aircraft
The SIA 7B was a biplane reconnaissance-bomber built by the Società Italiana Aviazione.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 8.75 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Biplane layout
- Two-crew cockpits with a gun in the rear cockpit
- Single 300 hp inline engine
A two-crew biplane with a flexible 6.5 mm Fiat-Revelli machine gun in the rear cockpit and a 300 hp Fiat engine.
Specifications
- The SIA 7 has a length of 8.75 m (29 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 12.32 m (40 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 180 km/h (112 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
It first flew in the summer of 1917 and was powered by a 300 hp Fiat A.12bis six-cylinder water-cooled inline engine.
Variants
The type is known as the SIA 7B, and 572 were built.
Where you'll see it
It served with the Italian Corpo Aeronautico Militare and the American Expeditionary Force in 1917.
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