Breda A.2

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RoleSports plane
Manufacturer Breda
First flight 1921

The Breda A.2 was a small sport and touring aircraft developed in Italy in 1921.

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Design and development

An advanced design for its time, the A.2 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailskid undercarriage. The pilot and passenger sat in tandem, open cockpits. Originally powered by an inverted inline engine of 97 kW (130 hp), a more powerful version was developed with a 187 kW (250 hp) engine as a reconnaissance aircraft.

Operators

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Specifications (variant)

General characteristics

Performance

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