Obscure Italian bombers

[red admiral]

Campini CS3 from 1939. 3 Isotta Fraschini L121 inline engines driving propellors. Outer engines drive burners like CC2. Central engine provides supercharging for others above 5000m.



Cutaway of CS.3 and CS.6 ramjet-helicopter



Piaggio 112. Refined P108 with different nose and tail. Abandoned in favour of P.133



Piaggio 114. P112 with floats.



Piaggio P.123 developed from P.23R



Piaggio P.130 High altitude bomber with pressurised fuselage. 4xP.XII RC.100 and one DB605 driving compressor. 2500kg bombload



Piaggio P.133 was a new strategic bomber and the construction of the 1st prototype was 90% finished on 8 Sept. 1943 (the armistice).
engines: 4 x 1,700 hp
max speed: 490 km/h
authonomy: 5,100 km
bombload: 4,800 kg
armament: 6 x 20 mm (2 dorsal turrets, 2 lateral, 1 tail, 1 ventral) 4x12,7mm (nose turret)



Cant Z.1014 long range bomber. Competitor to P108 and definitely superior. 500kph+ projected speed. 6x20mm cannon. P108 later "won" due to Piaggio halving the price.



SAI 404. Competitor to P.108 rejected for being too stable. 4 engines driving the fans.

Source: Mostly Aerofan

Hope this is useful for you guys.

[lancer]

There are some seriously nice looking aircraft there.  

[GTX]

That Piaggio 114. P112 with floats would have been an impressive thing to see.

Regards,

Greg

[red admiral]

That Piaggio 114. P112 with floats would have been an impressive thing to see.

Especially if carrying a 102mm cannon in the nose like the P.108A

[Arc3371]

Sorry for the grave digging but does anyone here have a good 3-view of the Piaggio P.108 & P.133

[dogsbody]

Where are the pics? All I see are the red "X's".