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- 1. Az Olasz Haditengerészet Romeo Ro-43 típusú felderítő hidroplánja. Fortepan 26474: FOTO:Fortepan — ID 26474 : Adományozó/Donor: Hídvégi Zoltán.· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The IMAM Ro.43 was an Italian reconnaissance single-float seaplane, serving in the Regia Marina between 1935 and 1943.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 11.6 m wingspan
base stats
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 92 years ago, in 1934.
- Top speed is 2.3× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 11.6 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1934-11-19
- introduced
- 1935
- number built
- 193
- role
- reconnaissance
- origin
- Kingdom of Italy
- makers
- Meridionali
- engines
- 1× Piaggio P.X R. / Piaggio P.X
- crew
- 2
- length
- 9.7 m
- wingspan
- 11.6 m
- height
- 3.5 m
- max take-off weight
- 2,400 kg
- top speed
- 300 km/h
- cruise speed
- 250 km/h
- range
- 800 km
- ceiling
- 6,600 m
- wings
- biplane
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q1077557, Wikipedia: IMAM Ro.43 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.