The Breda A.9 was a
biplane trainer produced in
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
in 1928 for the ''
Regia Aeronautica''. Conventional in design, it featured a
single-bay
A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other. The first powered, controlled aeroplane to fly, the Wright Flyer, used a biplane wing arrangement, as did many aircraft in the early years of aviation. While a ...
,
unstaggered wing cellule and fixed
tailskid undercarriage. The student and instructor sat in tandem, open
cockpits. A slightly smaller version, designated A.9-''bis'' was developed for use in Italy's aeroclubs.
Operators
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Regia Aeronautica''
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, powered by a
Isotta Fraschini V.6; 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