Savoia-Pomilio SP.1

SP.1
Role	Reconnaissance and bomber aircraft
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	SIA
Designer	Umberto Savoia and Ottorino Pomilio
First flight	1916
Number built	1

The Savoia-Pomilio SP.1 was a reconnaissance and bomber aircraft built in Italy during the First World War.[1]

Design and development

The SP.1 was designed by Major Umberto Savoia and Lieutenant Ottorino Pomilio based on the Farman MF.11 that SIA was building under licence as the SIA 5b.[2] While the SP.1 shared the same basic configuration as the 5b, it was a larger and stronger aircraft.[2]

The pilot and observer sat in tandem in an open nacelle with the engine mounted pusher-fashion at its rear.[2] This nacelle was mounted on struts in the gap between biplane wings, and a twin-tail arrangement linked by a common horizontal stabiliser was carried on booms that extended aft from the wings.[2] SIA built the prototype at its factory in Turin, and while this was the only example constructed, it served as the basis for a number of follow-on designs,[2] the SP.2, SP.3, and SP.4, which were built in large numbers.[1]

Specifications

Data from "Savoja-Pomilio S.p.1"

General characteristics

• Crew: Two, pilot and observer
• Length: 10.70 m (35 ft 1 in)
• Wingspan: 16.80 m (55 ft 1 in)
• Wing area: 68 m^2 (730 sq ft)
• Gross weight: 1,850 kg (4,070 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Fiat A.12 , 190 kW (250 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 115 km/h (72 mph, 63 kn)

Notes

1. Taylor 1989, p.793
2. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft p.2897

References

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing.
• "Savoja-Pomilio S.p.1". Aerei Italiani. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.