Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Pipistrello
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The Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Pipistrello was an Italian three‑engined bomber-transport aircraft widely employed during the 1930s and World War II.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 | 8 |
| Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Pipistrello canonical | 2 |
| SIAI-Marchetti SM.81 | 1 |
| SIAI-Marchetti SM.82 | 1 |
| Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 (captured) | 1 |
| Savoia‑Marchetti SM.81 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bomber aircraft
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ transport aircraft ⓘ tri-motor aircraft ⓘ |
| armament | multiple defensive machine guns ⓘ |
| bombLoad | up to about 2000 kg of bombs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| crew | 6 ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Savoia-Marchetti SM.73 airliner ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | three engines ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1935 ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II period
interwar period ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1934 ⓘ |
| fuselageConstruction | mixed wood-and-metal construction ⓘ |
| introduced | mid-1930s ⓘ |
| landingGear | fixed landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Savoia-Marchetti ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 340 km/h ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian ⓘ |
| nickname | Pipistrello ⓘ |
| nicknameMeaning | Bat ⓘ |
| operatorType | military ⓘ |
| powerplantType | radial piston engine ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Regia Aeronautica ⓘ |
| range | approximately 2000 km ⓘ |
| role |
bomber
ⓘ
transport ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 7000 m ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| usedAs |
cargo transport
ⓘ
liaison aircraft ⓘ maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ night bomber ⓘ paratroop transport ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Aviazione Legionaria
ⓘ
Republic of China Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Nationalist Air Force
Italian Social Republic Air Force ⓘ Regia Aeronautica ⓘ Royal Hungarian Air Force ⓘ Spanish Air Force ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Second Italo-Ethiopian War
ⓘ
Spanish Civil War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| usedUntil | World War II era ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.81
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 (captured)
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.81
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.81
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.81
subject surface form:
Piaggio P.XI
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Savoia‑Marchetti SM.81
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.81
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SIAI-Marchetti SM.81
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SIAI-Marchetti SM.82
subject surface form:
Italian National Republican Air Force
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.81
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.81
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.81