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1/48 card model cm inch 0 1 0 1 2 2 3 4 5 1/8 Savoia Marchetti SM79 "Sparviero” © [email protected] Roman Vasilyev History Performance Max speed...................................... 475 km/h The SM79 was the most famous version of a line of tri-motor Italian bombers. It was Service ceiling.................................. 8 500 m christened Sparviero (Sparrow Hawk) but it's crewmen called it Gobbo (Hunchback). Range: .............................................. 200 km This sturdy hump-backed aircraft dated back Gross weight.................................. 10 730 kg to 1934 and didn't look like much, but it provided valuable service in all Italian Wing Span: ...................................... 21.20 m theaters, even in the most difficult conditions. Length.............................................. 16.20 m Originally created as a bomber, it really came into it's own as a torpedo-bomber. Height: .............................................. 4,60 m During the war it accomplished some of the Crew: ..........................................................6 most hard missions in the varios theathers. Production ceased in 1944 after about 1370 Armament: ............................ 3 12,7 mm gun aircraft were built. It was used by the Italians .............................. 1 7,7 mm gun after the war as a transport and target tug. ............... up to 1250 kg of bombs ................ or 2 450 mm torpedoes SM 79 of 10a Squadriglia, 28° Gruppo, 8° Stormo. The unit insignia was inspired by the coverage name ("Gallina", chicken in italian) used in Spain by the squadron commander Cap. Tullio di Prato.
