Chantiers Aéronavals Romano R-120 medium bomber prototype......

[Caravellarella]

Dear Boys and Girls, here is an article in French about the Chantiers Aéronavals Romano R-120 medium bomber prototype which isn't a "project". The Romano R-120 was one of the losing competitors in the Armée de l'Air's B4 medium bomber contest of 1934. Other B4 competitors included:-

Amiot 350 series (joint winner).
Lioré et Olivier LeO 45 series (joint winner).
Latécoère 570 (loser).
Bloch MB.133 (loser).
Bréguet Br.462 (loser).
Dewoitine D.660 "project".
Farman F.440 "project".
Bréguet-Wibault 660 "project".

The article comes from the 15th March 1967 issue of Aviation Magazine International......

An additional picture comes from the 1st December 1966 issue of Aviation Magazine International......

Terry (Caravellarella)

 

[Maveric]

Dear Boys and Girls, here is an article in French about the Chantiers Aéronavals Romano R-120 medium bomber prototype which isn't a "project". The Romano R-120 was one of the losing competitors in the Armée de l'Air's B4 medium bomber contest of 1934. Other B4 competitors included:-

Amiot 350 series (joint winner).
Lioré et Olivier LeO 45 series (joint winner).
Latécoère 570 (loser).
Bloch MB.133 (loser).
Bréguet Br.462 (loser).
Dewoitine D.660 "project".
Farman F.440 "project".
Bréguet-Wibault 660 "project".

The article comes from the 15th March 1967 issue of Aviation Magazine International......

An additional picture comes from the 1st December 1966 issue of Aviation Magazine International......

Terry (Caravellarella)

Can anybody show us, drawings from the Farman F.440 and the Bréguet-Wibault 660?

Thanks Maveric

 

[Caravellarella]

Dear Moderators, I've just realised that I started this topic in the wrong forum. Please will you move it to the Aerospace forum as it is a real, built and flight-tested aircraft?

Terry (Caravellarella)

 

[Jemiba]

According to the forum rules, it would be ok in the projects section, but if you rather like it
here, it's no problem.

 

[Caravellarella]

According to the forum rules, it would be ok in the projects section, but if you rather like it
here, it's no problem.

Thank you Jemiba; I'll be more careful next time

Terry (Caravellarella)

 

[hesham]

My dear Caravellarella;

the contenders for this competition were;

Amiot 340 (led to Model 350)
Lioré et Olivier LeO 45
Latécoère 570
Bloch MB.133
Bréguet Br.462
Dewoitine D.660
Farman F.440
Bréguet-Wibault 660
Dewoitine D.331
Bernard SAB-90

 

[rlucas]

Hello,

Nice to see you post so much material on before the wars french airplanes! Do you maybe also have material about the Romano R-6 and R-16? Thank you!

 

[Jemiba]

Originally posted by Justo Miranda in the now split "Romana R-110/130" topic, was this scan
from an unknown magazine. Athough wearing the title "Romano R-130", it quite clearly is the
R-120.


Edit: Picture removed, the post below

 

[c460]

Actually this article cutout is from AviMag no.463, and was already posted by Caravellarella.
It is a mix of a paragraph about the Romano 130 single-seat lightweight fighter ("chasseur monoplace léger") already posted there:
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,12549.msg122997.html#msg122997
and a three-view of the Romano 120, same as posted above.
Adrien

 

[Jemiba]

Ah, sorry, thought it to be just a typo, but you're right (picture removed)

 

[hesham]

Please Moderator,

merge those topics,

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/chantiers-a%C3%A9ronavals-romano-r-120-4-seat-bomber-aircraft.34846/

 

[PhR]

My dear Caravellarella;

the contenders for this competition were;

Amiot 340 (led to Model 350)
Lioré et Olivier LeO 45
Latécoère 570
Bloch MB.133
Bréguet Br.462
Dewoitine D.660
Farman F.440
Bréguet-Wibault 660
Dewoitine D.331
Bernard SAB-90

I partially agree with this list. I published more details about this program in my first volume about Marcel Bloch. I provided information about each program where Bloch proposed one of its aircraft, with a photo of each built prototypes, sometimes never published before. You may find some correction to some of your lists of contenders.

In this particular case, this is the A7 program. A first specification was published by the French Air Force Headquarters the 17th November 1934. The Air Ministry published the official edition the 21st January 1935. The official contenders were:
- Amiot 341, then its successor Amiot 350
- Lioré et Olivier LeO 45
- Breguet 462
- Laté 570
- Romano 120

The D.331 was presented to BR3 program in 1933, facing Amiot 340 BR3, Bernard 82 and 90 BR, and Couzinet 2000.
The Bloch 131, 132 and 133 were developped before, out of program. They were proposed only as transition aicraft, not as contender to the program.

At the end, the program A7 fully failed and no order was placed for any series. Only transition planes were ordered for 120 Bloch 131/132, waiting the end of development of the two most promising prototypes: Amiot 350 and LeO 45., not enough mature at the expected date for ordering.
Another B4 program was launched a year later: the A21, with 4 editions from 1936 to 1939 (cf. Docavia #23).