Imam Ro.43

Fighter aircraft, central-float seaplane and sub-wing floats, biplane, single-seat, single-engine, mixed structure.

It had a fuselage of tubes covered in fabric and sheet metal, wooden gull-wing semi-wings that folded backwards, with a central wooden float and two lateral stabiliser floats.

They remained in service until 1944.

The MUSAM in Vigna di Valle (RM) exhibits one example.

Technical Data

  • Length: 9.71 m;
  • Height: 3.51 m;
  • Wing area: 33.36 sq m;
  • Wingspan: 11.57 m;
  • Unladen weight: 1,760 kg; 
  • Total weight: 2,400 kg;
  • Maximum speed: 303 km/h;
  • Range: 1,092 km.

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