The SIA.9 was an Italian reconnaissance-bomber built by
Società Italiana Aviazione
Fiat Aviazione was an Italian aircraft manufacturer, at one time part of the Fiat group, focused mainly on military aviation. After World War I, Fiat consolidated several Italian small aircraft manufacturers, like Pomilio and Ansaldo. Most famo ...
, a division of
Fiat
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.
Development
The 9B began as the
SIA.7B2 fitted with a much larger engine, the
Fiat A.14
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. The larger engine increased the aircraft's speed, but also its weight, resulting in only an overall slight increase in maximum speed.
The Italian Navy ordered 200, and received 62 by the end of
World War I
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.
Fiat dropped its SIA name, and manufactured another 129 aircraft under the designation
Fiat R.2. These aircraft served until 1925.
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Operators
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*''Regia Marina
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Specifications
References
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1910s Italian military reconnaissance aircraft
Military aircraft of World War I
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Biplanes
Aircraft first flown in 1918