Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 Canguro

SAVOIA-MARCHETTI SM.82 CANGURO

Developed from SM.75, it was the largest transport aircraft in use by Regia Aeronautica during World War II. It could carry a wide variety of payloads, including fuel supplies, dismantled single engined fighters and 40 troops. After Italian surrender in September 1943, some were used by the Luftwaffe

Type : Transport
Crew : 4-5
Powerplant : three 860hp Alfa Romeo AR.126 RC18 14-cylinder radials
Max Speed : 230mph at sea level
Service Ceiling : 19,600ft
Max Range : 1865miles
Height/Length/Wing Span : 6m/22.95m/29.68m
Armament : 4x7.62mm machine guns; up to 8800lb of bombs

Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 Canguro

SAVOIA-MARCHETTI SM.82 CANGURO

Developed from SM.75, it was the largest transport aircraft in use by Regia Aeronautica during World War II. It could carry a wide variety of payloads, including fuel supplies, dismantled single engined fighters and 40 troops. After Italian surrender in September 1943, some were used by the Luftwaffe

Type : Transport
Crew : 4-5
Powerplant : three 860hp Alfa Romeo AR.126 RC18 14-cylinder radials
Max Speed : 230mph at sea level
Service Ceiling : 19,600ft
Max Range : 1865miles
Height/Length/Wing Span : 6m/22.95m/29.68m
Armament : 4x7.62mm machine guns; up to 8800lb of bombs

Savoia-Marchetti SM.75 Marsupiale

SAVOIA-MARCHETTI SM.75 MARSUPIALE

It was a three-engined civil airliner designed in 1937. 34 aircrafts in service at the time Italy’s entry into the war were requisitioned as military transports and eventually joined by 56 more newly built machines. Some of the survivors remained in service until 1949.

Type : Transport
Crew : 4-5 (plus 18 passengers)
Powerplant : three 750hp Alfa Romeo AR.126 RC34 radials
Max Speed : 225mph at 13,120ft
Service Ceiling : 20,500ft
Max Range : 1070miles
Height/Length/Wing Span : 5.10m/21.60m/29.68m
Armament : 1x7.62mm machine gun