The IMAM Ro.30 was a 1930s
Italian observation biplane designed and built by
Industrie Meccaniche e Aeronautiche Meridionali
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. It was only built in limited numbers before being replaced by the
Ro.37.
Development
Following the success of earlier observation biplanes the Ro.30 was developed in 1932 for the Regia Aeronautica. It was an unequal-span biplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear. It had an enclosed cockpit for the pilot located forward of the wing leading edge, an observer had a cabin between the wings, and the third crew member had an open cockpit behind the wings. It was powered either a 395 kW (530 hp)
Alfa Romeo Mercury
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or a 373 kW (530 hp)
Piaggio Jupiter radial engine.
Operators
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Regia Aeronautica
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Specifications (Ro.30 with Jupiter engine)
See also
References
* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2193
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Ro.30
1930s Italian military reconnaissance aircraft
Biplanes
Aircraft first flown in 1932