Hunchback

E133852

Hunchback is the English nickname for the Italian World War II Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero bomber, known for its distinctive humped fuselage profile.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military aircraft nickname ⓘ
aircraftAlternativeName SM.79 ⓘ
Sparviero ⓘ
aircraftBombLoad up to 1,250 kg of bombs ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration trimotor monoplane ⓘ
aircraftConstruction mixed wood and metal structure ⓘ
aircraftCrew 5 ⓘ
6 ⓘ
aircraftDefensiveArmament multiple machine guns in dorsal, ventral and lateral positions ⓘ
aircraftDesignPurpose high-speed medium bomber ⓘ
aircraftEngineType piston engine ⓘ
aircraftFirstFlight 1934 ⓘ
aircraftFuselageFeature prominent dorsal hump ⓘ
aircraftHeight approximately 4.1 m ⓘ
aircraftIntroduction 1936 ⓘ
aircraftLength approximately 16.2 m ⓘ
aircraftManufacturer Savoia-Marchetti ⓘ
aircraftMaxSpeed approximately 430 km/h ⓘ
aircraftNationalOrigin Italy ⓘ
aircraftNicknameOrigin derived from humped fuselage shape ⓘ
aircraftOriginPeriod interwar period ⓘ
aircraftPowerplant three radial engines ⓘ
aircraftPrimaryMaterial metal fuselage framework ⓘ
wooden wings ⓘ
aircraftPrimaryUser Regia Aeronautica ⓘ
aircraftRange approximately 2,000 km ⓘ
aircraftRecord set pre-war speed records for medium bombers ⓘ
aircraftRole medium bomber ⓘ
torpedo bomber ⓘ
aircraftTorpedoArmament up to two aerial torpedoes ⓘ
aircraftWingSpan approximately 21.2 m ⓘ
aircraftWingType low-wing monoplane ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfAircraft Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
languageOfNickname English ⓘ
notableFeature distinctive humped fuselage profile ⓘ
notableUse Italian torpedo-bomber operations in the Mediterranean during World War II ⓘ
refersTo Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero ⓘ
servicePeriod 1930s ⓘ
1940s ⓘ
usedBy Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana ⓘ
Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force ⓘ
Regia Aeronautica ⓘ
Royal Hungarian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Romanian Air Force ⓘ
usedInTheater Eastern Front ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ

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