Macchi M.15

Macchi M.15
Role	Reconnaissance aircraft, bomber, and trainer
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Macchi
Designer	Ing Alessandro Tonini and Ing Piero Bergonzi
First flight	1922
Primary user	Italy

The Macchi M.15 was an Italian reconnaissance aircraft, bomber and trainer, designed by Alessandro Tonini and Piero Bergonzi and built by Macchi.

Design and development

The M.15, which first flew in 1922, was a two-seat biplane with wings of unequal span, its upper wing being of wider span than its lower wing. Its interplane struts were inclined in a "V" configuration. Its 238-kilowatt (320-horsepower) Fiat A.12 engine drove a two-bladed propeller in a tractor configuration and gave it a top speed of 185 kilometers per hour (115 miles per hour). It had fixed landing gear.^[1] The Macchi M.15bis was a three-seat passenger transport with similar attributes to the M.15.^[2]

Operators

Kingdom of Italy

Regia Aeronautica

Specifications (M.15)

Data from ^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: two
Length: 8.57 m (28 ft 1.4 in)
Wingspan: 13.47 m (44 ft 2.3 in)
Height: 3.37 m (11 ft 0.67 in)
Wing area: 42.00 m² (452.07 sq ft)
Empty weight: 1,230 kg (2,712 lb)
Gross weight: 1,743 kg (3,843 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Fiat A.12 , 238 kW (320 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
Range: 600 km (373 mi, 324 nmi)
Service ceiling: 6,000 m (19,685 ft)

Armament

2 x 7.65-millimeter (0.312-inch) machine guns

Notes

^ Aerei Italiani Macchi M.15 Archived 2011-06-17 at the Wayback Machine.
^ ^a ^b Gey, C.G. (1969). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1919 (Facsimile ed.). London: David & Charles (Publishers) Limited. p. 392a. ISBN 07153 4647 4.

References

Aerei Italiani Macchi M.15

[1] Aerei Italiani Macchi M.15 Archived 2011-06-17 at the Wayback Machine.

[JAWA1919-2] Gey, C.G. (1969). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1919 (Facsimile ed.). London: David & Charles (Publishers) Limited. p. 392a. ISBN 07153 4647 4.

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