FIAT A.P.R.2 the BR 20 ancestor

[ermeio]

I'm looking for a line drawing and photos of the 1935 Fiat APR.2 prototype airliner.
The design served as a starting point for the Fiat BR 20 bomber.
ermeio

 

[toura]

Hi Ermeio
A photo from "Crimso"

 

[toura]

and from an old "les ailes"

 

[ermeio]

thank you, Toura

 

[blackkite]

Hi Fiat Br.20.

http://www.airwar.ru/enc/bww2/br20.html

http://military.sakura.ne.jp/ac/i_siki.htm
When Japan-China War had broken out in 1937 (1937), the Japanese army didn't have the bomber which invades to the Chinese continent interior and bombs. It's lack of the ability 93-shiki heavy bomber by which a military disposition was done then.
A new 97-shiki heavy bomber was tested, but it took a while for a military disposition.
Therefore 72 Fiat BR20 bombers was imported from Italy.
The purchase price was 60,000,000 yen (those days) including the motor and the replenishment part.
But the performance was lower than catalog data and was disliked by pilots because of the tendency of accident, failure and control difficulty.
But, defense armament was enriched, and only the point was welcomed.
When 97-shiki bomber was developed, and Fiat BR20 bomber retired from the service immediately by shortage of a replenishment part, so the period which was activity was short.
In addition, Germany rejected to export He111 to Japan at the day. Why?; ;D
Br. 20
Wing span, m 21.56
Length, m 16.17
Height: 4.75 m
Wing area m2 67.48
Mass, kg
empty aircraft 6400
maximum takeoff 9900
Engine type 2x Fiat a. 80 RC41
Power, HP 2 x 1000
Maximum speed, km/h
the Earth 329
at an altitude of 432
Cruising speed, km/h 349
Range, km 3000
Maximum rate of climb, m/min 285
Service ceiling, m 7600
Crew 5
Armament:
one 12.7-mm turel′nyj machine gun 0.303 and two 7.7 mm 0.303 machine guns (the experimental instance and the first 20 serial aircraft Br. 20 had a 7.7 mm coaxial machine gun turel′nyj DR caliber at the back of the fuselage to place a single 12.7 mm machine gun turel′nogo MI, which were equipped with all later aircraft and 20 BR BR. 20 m);

up to 1600 kg bomb load.

 

[blackkite]

Hi! APR.2.
Picture.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/skylarkair/22206000659
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Fiat_APR.2#/media/File:FIAT_A.P.R.2.jpg
http://www.delcampe.net/page/item/id,60552347,var,FIAT-AVIAZIONE-1936-1939-AERONAUTICA-D-ITALIA-FIAT-CR-32--APR-2--G-8--G-5--G-18-AVIATION-FIGHTER--BOMBER,language,E.html
Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_APR.2