IMAM Ro.5
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| Ro.5 | |
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| Role | Sport aircraft |
| National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | IMAM |
| Designer | Alessandro Tonini |
| First flight | 1929 |
The IMAM Ro.5 was a sport aircraft designed by Alessandro Tonini and produced by IMAM in Italy in the late 1920s.[1]
Design and development
[edit]The Ro.5 was a conventional, parasol wing monoplane with fixed tailskid undercarriage and two open cockpits in tandem.[2] It proved popular with private owners and flying clubs, and was built in large numbers.[2] Some Ro.5s were purchased by the Regia Aeronautica for use as trainers and liaison aircraft.[2] A later version, the Ro.5bis, enclosed the cockpits under a long canopy.[2]
Operators
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Specifications (Ro.5)
[edit]Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928,[3] The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 6.94 m (22 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
- Height: 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 16 m2 (170 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 400 kg (882 lb)
- Gross weight: 680 kg (1,499 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Walter NZ 85 7-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engine, 63 kW (85 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 175 km/h (109 mph, 94 kn) to 180 km/h (110 mph; 97 kn)
- Stall speed: 65 km/h (40 mph, 35 kn)
- Range: 1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi)
- Endurance: 6.5 hours
- Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
- Wing loading: 42.5 kg/m2 (8.7 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 0.09341 kW/kg (0.05682 hp/lb)
References
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- ^ Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 768.
- ^ a b c d e The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing. p. 2193.
- ^ Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 169c.
