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Savoia -Marchetti SM -79
Type: Four to five seat medium reconnaissance bomber.
Power plants: 79-1 - three 780 hp (582k" Alfa Romeo 126 RC 34 nine cylinder radials. 79-11/111 - three 1000 hp (746 kW) Piaggio RXI RC 40 14-cylinder radials or 1030 hp (768 kW) Fiat A.80 RC 41 radials; three bladed propellers.
Dimensions.
Wing span 69 ft 6
Length 51 ft 10 in
Height 14 ft 11/2 in (4.30m).
Weight: 23,1041b
Armament: 79-1/11 - typically one 12.7mm machine gun in each of above cockpit,
Dorsal and ventral positions;
One 7.7mm machine gun in beam positions;
Performance:
Max. speed 267 mph
Ceiling 21,325ft
Range 1180 miles (19OOkm).