The Breda A.9 was a
biplane
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trainer produced in
Italy
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in 1928 for the ''
Regia Aeronautica
The Italian Royal Air Force (''Regia Aeronautica Italiana'') was the name of the air force of the Kingdom of Italy. It was established as a service independent of the Royal Italian Army from 1923 until 1946. In 1946, the monarchy was abolis ...
''. Conventional in design, it featured a
single-bay,
unstaggered wing cellule and fixed
tailskid undercarriage. The student and instructor sat in tandem, open
cockpit
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The cockpit of an aircraft contains flight instruments on an instrument panel, and the ...
s. A slightly smaller version, designated A.9-''bis'' was developed for use in Italy's aeroclubs.
Operators
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Regia Aeronautica
The Italian Royal Air Force (''Regia Aeronautica Italiana'') was the name of the air force of the Kingdom of Italy. It was established as a service independent of the Royal Italian Army from 1923 until 1946. In 1946, the monarchy was abolis ...
''
Variants
;A.9 : Two-seat advanced training biplane.
;A.9bis: A slightly smaller span version for aeroclubs.
;A.10 : Single-seat, span,
fighter-trainer
prototype
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, powered by a
Isotta Fraschini V.6
The Isotta Fraschini V.6 was an Italian six-cylinder, water-cooled, in-line piston aero engine of the late World War I period, the "V" denoted "Volo" or "flight".Gunston 1989, p. 82. Its construction was fairly typical of contemporary aircraft e ...
; one aircraft built.
Specifications (A.9)
See also
References
Further reading
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External links
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A.9
1920s Italian military trainer aircraft
Biplanes
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1928