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__NOTOC__ The Magni Vale PM-3-4 was an Italian civil
monoplane A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes. A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing confi ...
for use as a tourer or
aerobatic Aerobatics is the practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft attitudes that are not used in conventional passenger-carrying flights. The term is a portmanteau of "aerial" and "acrobatics". Aerobatics are performed in aeroplanes and glid ...
trainer designed and built by Piero Magni-Aviazione in Milan.


Design and development

The Vale was a sleek single-seat
parasol wing A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes. A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing confi ...
braced monoplane powered by a Farina T.58 radial engine. An improved variant, the Supervale PM-4-1 had a
Fiat A.54 The Fiat A.54 was a seven-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine developed in Italy in the 1930s as a powerplant for aircraft. Amongst others, it powered the Ambrosini SAI.1 and SAI.2 racing aircraft. Applications * Ambrosini SAI.1 * Ambrosini SAI ...
engine. The start of the second world war halted design and development by the company.


Variants

;Vale PM-3-4 :Powered by a Farina T.58 radial engine. ;Supervale PM-4-1 :Powered by a
Fiat A.54 The Fiat A.54 was a seven-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine developed in Italy in the 1930s as a powerplant for aircraft. Amongst others, it powered the Ambrosini SAI.1 and SAI.2 racing aircraft. Applications * Ambrosini SAI.1 * Ambrosini SAI ...
engine.


Specifications (Vale)

Performance figures calculated


References


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Bibliography

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