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Italy's Savoia-Marchetti SM.92 escort fighter

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  • Savoia-Marchetti SM.92 escort fighter

Design

The Savoia-Marchetti SM.92 had the same wings, tail surfaces, and engines as the SM.91 prototype. Unlike the SM.91 the SM.92 did not have the central nacelle for the crew as they were put in a cockpit located in the port boom. The starboard boom had the fuel tanks to help balance the aircraft.

Prototype

The Savoia-Marchetti SM.92 prototype first flew on November 12, 1943 while under the control of the Luftwaffe.

Production

  • Savoia-Marchetti SM.92 prototype: 1

Specifications

  Savoia-Marchetti SM.92
Type Long Range Escort Fighter
Crew 2
Engine (Type) 2: Daimler-Benz DB 605A-1
Cylinders Inverted V 12
HP 1,475 each
Cooling Liquid
Dimensions  
Span 60' 10 1/3"
Length 44' 11 1/8"
Height 13' 7 1/3"
Wing area 414.6 sq ft
Weight  
Empty 13,779 lb
Loaded 19,290 lb
Performance  
Speed at 29,935' 382 mph
Speed - Cruising 335 mph
Climb to 19,680' 7 minutes 10 seconds
Service Ceiling 39,370'
Range 1,242 miles
Armament  
Wing - Between Nacelles 2: 20 mm Mauser MG 151
Nose - Starboard Nacelle 1: 20 mm Mauser MG 151
Tail Barbette - Remote Controlled 1: 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT
Engines - Under 4: 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT

Sources:

  1. Italian Civil and Military Aircraft 1930-1945, Jonathan Thompson, 1963
20th Century American Military History Crucial Site