Militärflygplan | |
|---|---|
| Land | Italia |
| Typ | Bombplan |
| modell | SM-79 |
| Ämne | Album av 53 bilder av ett flygplan Savoia Marchetti SM-79 |
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero (italienska för "Sparrowhawk") var ett tremotorigt italienskt medelbombplan med trä- och metallkonstruktion. Under åren 1937–1939 var det ursprungligen designat som ett snabbt passagerarflygplan, detta lågvingade monoplan, satte 26 världsrekord som under en tid kvalificerade det som världens snabbaste medelbombare.
Det sågar först handling under den spanska inbördeskriget och flög på alla beklär i vilket Italien var involverat under världen kriger II. Det blev känt och uppnådde många framgångar som torpedbombare i Medelhavsteatern. SM.79 var ett enastående flygplan och var verkligen det mest kända italienska flygplanet under andra världskriget. Det var lätt igenkännligt på grund av dess distinkta flygkropp dorsala "puckel", och var omtyckt av sina besättningar som kallade det Gobbo Maledetto ("förbannad puckelrygg"). Det var det mest producerade italienska bombplanet under andra världskriget, med cirka 1 300 byggda, kvar i italiensk tjänst fram till 1952.Källkod: SM-79 på Wikipedia
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The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero was a famous Italian three-engined medium bomber and torpedo bomber that became arguably the best-known Italian aircraft of World War II. Initially designed as a fast, eight-passenger transport in the early 1930s, its excellent performance led to its adoption by the *Regia Aeronautica* (Italian Royal Air Force) for military service.
Design and Nickname
The SM.79 was a cantilever low-wing monoplane. Its construction was a combination of wood and metal, with a fuselage featuring a distinctive dorsal “hump” housing the fixed forward-firing machine gun and the dorsal gunner’s position. This unique silhouette earned it the crew nickname *il gobbo maledetto* (“damned hunchback”).
- Configuration: Trimotor (three engines), with one engine in the nose and one on each wing.
- Construction: Welded tubular steel fuselage frame, covered with a mix of duralumin, plywood, and fabric. All-wood wings.
- Crew: Typically 5 or 6 (pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer/gunner, radio operator, bombardier, rear gunner).
- Powerplant: Various radial engines, commonly three Alfa Romeo 126 RC.34 engines, each producing around 780 hp.
- Performance: Early versions set 26 world records between 1937 and 1939, giving it a reputation as one of the fastest medium bombers in the world at the time. Max speed was around 430 km/h.
Wartime Role
The SM.79 first saw combat during the Spanish Civil War and became the backbone of Italy’s bomber force at the start of World War II. It was the most numerous Italian bomber produced during the conflict, with over 1,300 units built.
- Medium Bomber: Used for conventional bombing on multiple fronts, including the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Eastern Front. It carried an internal bomb load of up to 1,250 kg.
- Torpedo Bomber: In its most successful role, the SM.79-II variant was adapted to carry one or two external torpedoes (450 mm naval torpedoes) and achieved notable success attacking Allied shipping in the Mediterranean. These crews were highly celebrated in Italy.
- Beväpning: Defensive weaponry typically included three to four machine guns: a fixed forward-firing 12.7 mm machine gun in the dorsal hump, one flexible 12.7 mm gun in the dorsal position, and a flexible 12.7 mm gun in the ventral “gondola” (a retractable belly position).
The type remained in Italian service until 1952.
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