| AL-12P | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Role | Transport glider |
| National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | Aeronautica Lombarda |
| Designer | A. Ambrosini |
| First flight | 1943 |
| Primary user | Italian Army |
| Number built | 16 |
The Aeronautica Lombarda AL-12P (also known as the Ambrosini AL-12P) was a Second World War Italian transport glider built by the Aeronautica Lombarda for the Italian Army. [1]
The AL-12P was designed by A. Ambrosini and was a high-wing cantilever monoplane with a wood-ribbed fuselage covered with stressed molded plywood. [1] Its wing had a foliated spruce plywood spar and was covered with plywood although the ailerons were fabric covered. [1] It also had large slotted spoilers that could be opened perpendicular above and below the wing. [1] The pilot and co-pilot sat side by side in the nose which is made from plywood-covered welded steel tubes and was hinged to allow cargo to be loaded into the fuselage, a passenger door was fitted on the right hand side of the fuselage. [1] It could carry 12 fully equipped troops or the equivalent weight in equipment. [1] The company built 16 AL-12Ps for the Italian Army. [1]
After World War II, S.A.I.-Ambrosini modified at least one AL-12P to be powered by 2 × 167.78 kW (225 hp) Alfa Romeo 115ter six-cylinder air-cooled engines and fitted with a revised undercarriage with shock absorber struts attached to the engine nacelles braced by V-struts from the fuselage sides. [2]
General characteristics
Performance
1,240 miles.
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