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Encyclopedia > Alfa Romeo 128

Alfa Romeo built/designed several aircraft engines based on Bristol Jupiter and Pegasus designs. These engines were named as 125, 126, 128, 129 and 131. The 126-RC34 was derived from Bristol Pegasus and 126-RC35 from Jupiter 9-cylinder radial design. All these engines were mainly fitted to Italian bombers in World War II. Between 1934 and 1944 Alfa Romeo built around 11,000 units.[1] Alfa Romeo is an Italian automobile manufacturing company, founded as Darracq Italiana by Cavaliere Ugo Stella, an aristocrat from Milan in partnership with the French automobile firm of Alexandre Darracq. ... Bristol Aeroplane Company logo The Bristol Aeroplane Company (formerly British and Colonial Aeroplane Company) was a major British aircraft company which, in 1959, merged with several major British aircraft companies, to become the British Aircraft Corporation and later still part of British Aerospace, now BAE Systems. ... Bristol Pegasus piston engine The Pegasus was a 9 cylinder one_row radial aircraft engine designed as the follow-on to the Bristol Aeroplane Companys very successful Bristol Jupiter, following lessons learned in the Mercury effort. ... Bristol Jupiter engine The Bristol Jupiter was a British 9-cylinder one-row piston radial engine used in the 1930s and 1940s aircraft. ...

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Alfa Romeo Jupiter (Bristol)

Specifications

  • Power output: 313 kW (420 hp)

Applications

  • Caproni CA.97[2]

Alfa Romeo 125 RC.35

Specifications

  • Power output: 485 kW (650 hp)

Applications

  • Breda Ba.64
  • Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 "Sparviero"
  • Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 "Pipistrello"

The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero (Italian: Sparrowhawk) was an Italian bomber of World War II. The three-engined airplane served well as torpedo and medium bomber. ... The Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Pipistrello (Italian: bat) was a three-engined bomber/transport in the Italian Regia Aeronautica during World War II. History The SM.81 was a development of Savoia-Marchettis earlier SM.73 airliner, with similar cantilever wings, three engines, and fixed tail landing gear. ...

Alfa Romeo 126 RC.34

Specifications

  • Power output: 507-582 kW (680-780 hp)

Applications

The DAR-10 was the Bulgarian light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft prototype, designed in the DAR (Darzhavna Aeroplanna Rabotilnica, meaning literally State Airplane Workshop) factory in Bozhurishche, near the capital Sofia. ... The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero (Italian: Sparrowhawk) was an Italian bomber of World War II. The three-engined airplane served well as torpedo and medium bomber. ... The Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Pipistrello (Italian: bat) was a three-engined bomber/transport in the Italian Regia Aeronautica during World War II. History The SM.81 was a development of Savoia-Marchettis earlier SM.73 airliner, with similar cantilever wings, three engines, and fixed tail landing gear. ... Caproni A.P.1[1] was an Italian attack aircraft monoplane designed by Cesare Pallavicino, coming from the Breda firm. ... The CANT Z.506 Airone (Italian: Heron) was a triple engine float plane that served with the Italian Regia Aeronautica during World War II. The first military versions of the aircraft, the Z.506B, entered service in 1939. ... The Junkers Ju 52 (nicknamed Tante Ju - Auntie Ju - and Iron Annie) was a transport aircraft and bomber manufactured 1932 – 1945 by Junkers. ...

Alfa Romeo 126 RC.32

Specifications

  • Power output: 1,006 kW (1,350 hp)

Applications

  • Savoia-Marchetti SM.79-II "Sparviero"

The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero (Italian: Sparrowhawk) was an Italian bomber of World War II. The three-engined airplane served well as torpedo and medium bomber. ...

Alfa Romeo 126 RC.10 (civilian version of RC.34)

Specifications

  • Power output: 559-597 kW (750-800 hp)

Applications

The CANT Z.506 Airone (Italian: Heron) was a triple engine float plane that served with the Italian Regia Aeronautica during World War II. The first military versions of the aircraft, the Z.506B, entered service in 1939. ...

Alfa Romeo 128 RC.18

Specifications

  • Power output: 641-717 kW (860-962 hp)

Applications

  • Savoia-Marchetti S.M.79B "Sparviero"
  • Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 "Marsupiale"
  • Savoia-Marchetti SM.95

The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero (Italian: Sparrowhawk) was an Italian bomber of World War II. The three-engined airplane served well as torpedo and medium bomber. ... The Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 Canguru was an Italian bomber and transport aircraft of World War II. It was a cantilever, mid-wing monoplane trimotor with a retractable, tailwheel undercarriage. ... The SM.95 was a four-engined transport, substantially the successor of Savoia-Marchetti SM.75. ...

Alfa Romeo 128 RC.21

Specifications

  • Power output: 708 kW (950 hp)

Applications

  • Savoia-Marchetti SM.75 "Marsupiale"
  • Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 "Canguru"

The Savoia-Marchetti SM.75 Marsupiale was an Italian airline and military transport of the 1930s and 1940s. ... The Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 Canguru was an Italian bomber and transport aircraft of World War II. It was a cantilever, mid-wing monoplane trimotor with a retractable, tailwheel undercarriage. ...

References

  1. ^ STORY OF THE ALFA ROMEO FACTORY AND PLANTS page 12. enzociliberto.it. Retrieved on 2007-08-25.
  2. ^ CAPRONI CA.97. alatricolore.it. Retrieved on 2007-09-20.
  3. ^ The Savoia-Marchetti S.M. 79 Sparviero. xs4all.nl/~fbonne/warbirds. Retrieved on 2007-08-27.
  4. ^ Alfa Romeo AEREI Collezione Modelli di Marco Rigoni Settembre 2005. aerei-italiani.net. Retrieved on 2007-04-25.
  5. ^ Macchi M.C.100 - 1939. angelfire.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-20.
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