The Savoia-Marchetti SM.85 was an Italian twin-engine monoplane dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft that served in small numbers in the Regia Aeronautica at the start of the Second World War. It followed an air force programme to produce a dive bomber and was built of wood, with an upper-middle wing, a rectangular fuselage, retractable undercarriage and a fixed tail wheel, powered by two Piaggio P.VII C.35 radial engines. Its flaps doubled as airbrakes, and the pilot had a transparent panel in the cockpit floor for forward vision. The first prototype was tested in December 1936 and the type was ordered into production, but it proved disappointing, with uncontrollable spins, a slow climb after a dive and instability in the dive. Production stopped after 34 aircraft, they were soon withdrawn and scrapped, and Italy bought German Junkers Ju 87 dive bombers instead.
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Engine Class EnginePiaggio Stella P.VII C.35 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
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The Savoia-Marchetti SM.85 was an Italian monoplane dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft that served in small numbers in the Regia Aeronautica at the beginning of World War II.
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The Savoia-Marchetti SM.85 was an Italian monoplane dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft that served in small numbers in the Regia Aeronautica at the beginning of World War II.
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The first prototype was tested in December 1936
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The Savoia-Marchetti SM.85 was an Italian monoplane dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft that served in small numbers in the Regia Aeronautica at the beginning of World War II.
Specifications, engine type
2 × Piaggio Stella P.VII C.35 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine
Operational history
The aircraft was soon withdrawn from service and scrapped
Operational history, units built
34 production aircraft (including prototypes)
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The Savoia-Marchetti SM.85 was an Italian monoplane dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft that served in small numbers in the Regia Aeronautica at the beginning of World War II.
In Group: Ground-Attack and Dive Bombers, Lead
The Savoia-Marchetti SM.85 was an Italian monoplane dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft that served in small numbers in the Regia Aeronautica at the beginning of World War II.
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The Savoia-Marchetti SM.85 was an Italian monoplane dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft that served in small numbers in the Regia Aeronautica at the beginning of World War II.
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