Savoia-Pomilio SP.2

SP.2
Role	Reconnaissance and bomber aircraft
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	SIA, Pomilio
Designer	Umberto Savoia and Ottorino Pomilio
First flight	10 July 1916
Number built	ca. 300
Developed from	Savoia-Pomilio SP.1

The Savoia-Pomilio SP.2 was a reconnaissance and bomber aircraft built in Italy during the First World War.^[1] It was a refined version of the SP.1, and like it, took its basic configuration from the Farman MF.11: a biplane with twin tails and a fuselage nacelle that accommodated the crew and a pusher-mounted engine.^[2] The SP.2 entered mass production with SIA, and with co-designer Ottorino Pomilio's own firm that he had recently established.^[2]

Around 300 examples were produced, and by spring 1917, these equipped twelve front-line squadrons of the Aeronautica Militare.^[2] Of these machines, about a dozen participated in trials of the Revelli-FIAT 25 mm cannon before production of this weapon was discontinued.^[3]

Operators

 Kingdom of Italy

• Corpo Aeronautico Militare

Specifications

Data from Taylor 1989, p.793

General characteristics

• Crew: Two, pilot and observer
• Length: 10.77 m (35 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 16.74 m (54 ft 11 in)
• Gross weight: 1,700 kg (3,750 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Fiat A.12, 190 kW (250 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 120 km/h (75 mph)
• Range: 450 km (280 miles)

Notes

1. Taylor 1989, p.793
2. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft p.2897
3. Williams 2005

References

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
• Williams, Anthony G. (2005). "The Cannon Pioneers". Cannon, Machine Guns, and Ammunition. Retrieved 2009-03-03.