Breda A.9

A.9

The Breda A.9 was a biplane trainer produced in Italy in 1928 for the Regia Aeronautica. Conventional in design, it featured a single-bay, unstaggered wing cellule and fixed tailskid undercarriage. The student and instructor sat in tandem, open cockpits.

A.9 I-BAZP was registered in 1927, before flying in 1928.

A slightly smaller version, designated A.9-bis was developed for use in Italy’s aeroclubs. The A.9 bis of 1930 was a reduced span (8.72 m) single-seat aerobatics trainer.

A.9bis

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A.9
Engine: 1 x Isotta-Fraschini Asso 250, 250 hp / 190 kW
Propeller: 2-bladed fixed pitch propeller
Wingspan: 9.32m (30 ft 7 in)
Wing area: 27 m2 (290 sq ft)
Length: 7.95 m (26 ft 1 in)
Height: 2.97 m (9 ft 9 in)
Empty weight: 770 kg (1,698 lb)
Gross weight: 1,050 kg (2,315 lb)
Wing loading: 39 kg/m2 (8.0 lb/sq ft)
Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph; 100 kn)
Cruising speed: 152 km / h
Stall speed: 75 km/h (47 mph; 40 kn)
Range: 800 km (497 mi; 432 nmi)
Endurance: 3 hours
Service ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft)
Power/mass: 0.196 kW/kg (0.119 hp/lb)
Seats: 2
No built: 36

A.9 bis
Engine: 1 x Isotta-Fraschini Asso 250, 250 hp / 190 kW
Wingspan: 8.72 m
Empty weight: 720 kg
MAUW: 940 kg
Seats: 2

Brauner and Smith Biplane             

The 1909 Brauner and Smith biplane was designed and built by Pincus Brauner and A. J. Smith, who were members of Aeronautic Society of New York, Morris Park. Their biplane was the second aircraft of the Society to fly. Both Brauner and Smith made numerous flights in the machine proving its airworthiness. Later, the aircraft was exhibited at Madison Square Garden. Eventually Brauner, while attempting to reach a greater height, raised his front control too acutely, and fell backwards, almost totally destroying the machine, but he escaped unhurt.