Fascinating.
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Also SM.85 has 3 versions: SM.85, SM.85B and SM.85C
More revelations when I get some translation
Edit: C was a recon variant with 7,7 instead of 12,7
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Difference between standard and B versions is:
SM.85:
Piaggio P.VII 16(geared for 1600m) <500Hp
Pleated engine covers:
3 fuel tanks with 1045liters
SM.85B:
Piaggio P.VII 35(geared for 3500m) <500Hp
Smooth engine covers:
4 fuel tanks with 1078liters
Bigger nose window for finding targets
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Amazing work, wow. The flap configuration is truly fascinating. Thank you.
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I can send you source, but there are nothing interesting Apart from this flaps
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Send it anyway thanks.
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I found more interesting things about this aircraft:
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Bomb bay does not have an opening mechanism, instead, the doors are held closed by elastic ropes and open under force of bomb arm swinging outwards with payload
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Undercarage was too weak to survive landing with 500 and 800kg bombs onboard
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Airplane was very stable and agile, allowing for very tight formations and aerobatic maneuvers:
Source:
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But with week engines and a structure that bended because of moisture and heat cycles
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Exackly!
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awesome!
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BANANA!!!
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not the best but… will work
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It’s a shame it’s slow, it would have been great to have interceptors the slip in this thing. +1
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Suggestion update:
corrected a lot of info and made it much more clear
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+1 would be nice to see more Italian props, especially in the regular tree (it’s been 3 years since the addition of the latest Italian regular prop - IMAM Ro.44).
I hope that recent addition of Hungarian branch won’t delay planes of Italian origin even further.
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Banana +1
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Idk what is this thing but I’m ipnotized
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Its from HSR Dr. Primitive memetic virus it makes people obsessed with monkeys and bananas until they turn into a monkey. An infected individual will talk about bananas and reference that objects look like a banana like this plane even if they don’t look like one…
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Picchiatelli = crazy or, colloquially, doolally 🤪
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