The Breda A.2 was a small sport and touring aircraft developed in

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in 1921.

Design and development

An advanced design for its time, the A.2 was a low-wing

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with fixed tailskid undercarriage. The pilot and passenger sat in tandem, open

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s. Originally powered by an inverted inline engine of 97 kW (130 hp), a more powerful version was developed with a 187 kW (250 hp) engine as a

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Operators

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Specifications (variant)

References

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