Romano R.90

what is it?

The Romano R.90 was a prototype single-seat French floatplane fighter of the 1930s. A single example of the R.90 was built, but the type did form the basis of the Romano R.83 and Romano R.92 fighters which were built in secret for the Spanish Republicans during the Spanish Civil War.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 8.9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 368 km/htop speed
• range 650 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,990 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 91 years ago, in 1935.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1935-08

number built

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role

fighter floatplane

origin

🇫🇷 France

makers

Chantiers aéronavals Étienne Romano

engines

1× Hispano-Suiza 14Hbrs / Hispano-Suiza 9V / Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs

crew

1

length

8.7 m

wingspan

8.9 m

height

3.9 m

max take-off weight

1,990 kg

top speed

368 km/h

range

650 km

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.