Savoia-Marchetti SM.82
The Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 Marsupiale is an Italian bomber and transport aircraft of World War II. It was a cantilever, mid-wing monoplane trimotor with a retractable, tailwheel undercarriage. There were 875 (plus one prototype) built, the first entering service in 1940. Although able to operate as a bomber with a maximum bombload of up to 8,818 lb (4000 kg), the SM.82 saw very limited use in this role. The SM.82 was the foreign aircraft used in largest number by the Luftwaffe, which operated several hundreds of this aircraft, as a transport. Post-war about 30 SM.82s continued in service with the Aeronautica Militare Italiana, many remaining in service until the early 1960s.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- SIAI-Marchetti
- Category
- Bombers
- First flight
- 1939-01-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 130 kt
- Max speed
- 187 kt
- Range
- 1,100 nm
- Service ceiling
- 20,000 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 39,727 lb
- Empty weight
- 23,259 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 337 US gal
- Powerplant
- 3 × Alfa Romeo 128 R.C.21
- Engines
- 3
- Seats
- 40
- Length
- 75.2 ft
- Wingspan
- 97.5 ft
- Height
- 19.7 ft
- Number built
- 726
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.