Breda A.4

A.4
Yemeni student pilots with a Breda A.4 trainer
General information
TypeTraining biplane
ManufacturerBreda
History
First flight1926
Breda A.4 front view

The Breda A.4 was a biplane trainer produced in Italy in the mid-1920s. It was of conventional configuration with a two-bay unstaggered wing cellule and seating for the pilot and instructor in tandem open cockpits. Apart from civil use, the A.4 was also adopted by the Regia Aeronautica as a trainer. At least some examples were produced in floatplane configuration as the A.4idro.

Variants

A.4
Two-seat primary training biplane, powered by a 97 kW (130 hp) Colombo D.110 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line engine.
A.4 HS
Similar to the A.4, powered by a 134 kW (180 hp) Hispano-Suiza 8 V-8 water-cooled piston engine.
A.4idro
Floatplane version of A.4 HS.

Operators

Kingdom of Italy

Specifications (A.4 HS landplane)

Breda A.4 3-view drawing from Le Document aéronautique May,1927

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Related lists

References

  1. ↑ Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. pp. 156c.

Further reading