Breda A.4

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Yemeni student pilots c. 1932 with Breda A.4 trainer.jpg
Yemeni student pilots with a Breda A.4 trainer
General information
TypeTraining biplane
Manufacturer Breda
History
First flight 1926
Breda A.4 front view Breda A.4.png
Breda A.4 front view

The Breda A.4 was a biplane trainer produced in Italy in the mid-1920s. It was of conventional configuration with a two-bay unstaggered wing cellule and seating for the pilot and instructor in tandem open cockpits. Apart from civil use, the A.4 was also adopted by the Regia Aeronautica as a trainer. At least some examples were produced in floatplane configuration as the A.4idro.

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Variants

A.4
Two-seat primary training biplane, powered by a 97 kW (130 hp) Colombo D.110 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line engine.
A.4 HS
Similar to the A.4, powered by a 134 kW (180 hp) Hispano-Suiza 8 V-8 water-cooled piston engine.
A.4idro
Floatplane version of A.4 HS.

Operators

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Specifications (A.4 HS landplane)

Breda A.4 3-view drawing from Le Document aeronautique May,1927 Breda A.4 3-view Le Document aeronautique May,1927.png
Breda A.4 3-view drawing from Le Document aéronautique May,1927

Data fromJane's all the World's Aircraft 1928 [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. pp. 156c.

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