IMAM Ro.5

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Ro.5
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RoleSport aircraft
National originItaly
Manufacturer IMAM
Designer Alessandro Tonini
First flight1929

The IMAM Ro.5 was a sport aircraft designed by Alessandro Tonini and produced by IMAM in Italy in the late 1920s. [1]

Contents

Design and development

The Ro.5 was a conventional, parasol wing monoplane with fixed tailskid undercarriage and two open cockpits in tandem. [2] It proved popular with private owners and flying clubs, and was built in large numbers. [2] Some Ro.5s were purchased by the Regia Aeronautica for use as trainers and liaison aircraft. [2] A later version, the Ro.5bis, enclosed the cockpits under a long canopy. [2]

Operators

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Specifications (Ro.5)

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928, [3] The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft [2]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 768.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing. p. 2193.
  3. Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 169c.