Breda Ba.88 - Specifications (Ba.88)

Specifications (Ba.88)

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General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 10.79 m (35 ft 5 in)
Wingspan: 15.6 m (51 ft 2 in)

Ba.88M: 17.6 m (58 ft)

Height: 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 33.34 m2 (358.9 sq ft)
Empty weight: 4,650 kg (10,251 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 6,750 kg (14,881 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Piaggio P.XI RC.40 Stella 14-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engines, 746 kW (1,000 hp) each for take-off

Ba.88M: 2 x 742 kW (995 hp) Fiat A.74 RC.38 14-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engines

Propellers: 3-bladed variable pitch propellers

Performance

Maximum speed: 490 km/h (304 mph; 265 kn) at 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
Range: 1,640 km (1,019 mi; 886 nmi)
Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,247 ft)
Time to altitude: 3,000 m (9,843 ft) in 7 minutes 30 seconds

Armament

Guns: 3 x fixed 12.7 mm (0.500 in) Breda-SAFAT machine-guns in the nose + 1x manually aimed 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Breda-SAFAT machine-gun in the rear cockpit

Ba.88M: 4 x fixed 12.7 mm (0.500 in) Breda-SAFAT machine-guns in the nose + 1x manually aimed 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Breda-SAFAT machine-gun in the rear cockpit

Bombs: up to 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) of bombs in the internal weapons bay

3 x 200 kg (441 lb) bombs semi-recessed in the fuselage belly