Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 - Specifications (SM.79-III)

Specifications (SM.79-III)

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General characteristics

• Crew: 6 (pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer/gunner, radio operator, bombardier, rear gunner)
• Length: 16.2 m (53 ft 2 in)
• Wingspan: 20.2 m (66 ft 3 in)
• Height: 4.1 m (13 ft 6 in)
• Wing area: 61.7 m² (664 ft²)
• Empty weight: 7,700 kg (16,975 lb)
• Loaded weight: 10,050 kg (25,132 lb)
• Powerplant: 3 × Alfa Romeo 128-RC18 radial engines, 642 kW (860 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 460 km/h (286 mph) at 3,790 m (12,450 ft)
• Range: 2,600 km (1,615 mi)
• Service ceiling: 7,500 m (24,600 ft)
• Rate of climb: 5.3 m/s (1,050 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 165 kg/m² (33.8 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 0.173 kW/kg (0.106 hp/lb)

Armament

• Guns: ** 1 × 20 mm (0.79 in) forward MG 151 cannon
  • 1 × 12.7 mm (0.5 in) dorsal Breda-SAFAT machine gun
  • 2 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine guns in lateral "waist-gun" ports (optional)
• Bombs: 1,200 kg (2,645 lb) internal bomb load or two external 450 millimetres (17.72 in) torpedoes