Fiat BRG

The BRG (Bombardiere Rosatelli Gigante, "Giant Rosatelli Bomber") was a three-engine strut-braced high-wing monoplane. It had a deep slab-sided fuselage with one engine in the nose and two strut-mounted engines between the upper wing and a short stub wing attached to the lower fuselage. The BRG had a single fin and rudder and a wide-track landing gear. The pilot and co-pilot had a cabin forward of the wing leading edge. The aircraft was fitted with four machine guns, located in an open dorsal cockpit and a ventral tunnel. After testing in 1931 the prototype BRG was attached to 62 Squadriglia SPB, an experimental heavy bomber squadron.

  Kingdom of Italy

• Regia Aeronautica
  • 62 Squadrigilia SPB

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1780

General characteristics

• Length: 17.60 m (57 ft 9 in)
• Wingspan: 30 m (98 ft 5 in)
• Height: 5.80 m (19 ft 0.25 in)
• Wing area: 139.15 m² (1,497.85 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 6,600 kg (14,455 lb)
• Gross weight: 12,000 kg (26,455 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Fiat A.24 R 12-cylinder vee piston , 537 kW (720 hp)
• Powerplant: 2 × Fiat A.24 12-cylinder vee piston , 522 kW (700 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 240 km/h (149 mph, 129 kn)
• Endurance: 12 hours 0 minutes
• Service ceiling: 4,800 m (15,750 ft)

Armament

• 4 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine guns
• 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) of bombs

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1780
• Picture of BRG (side view)