Savoia-Pomilio SP.4
# Savoia-Pomilio SP.4

The Savoia-Pomilio SP.4 was a reconnaissance and bomber aircraft built in Italy during the First World War. It was a further development of the family of designs that had started with the SP.1. Ultimately all of these took their basic configuration from the Farman MF.11: a biplane with twin tails and a fuselage nacelle that accommodated the crew and a pusher-mounted engine. However, the SP.4 differed both from its Farman antecedent and the previous Savoia-Pomilio designs by featuring twin engines mounted in the interplane gap in place of the single engine in the nacelle. Removing the engine from this position allowed a second machine gun to be placed there instead.

Apart from their intended role as a reconnaissance aircraft and bomber, some SP.4s were used to insert spies and saboteurs behind enemy lines. A further development designated SP.5 remained unbuilt by the end of the war.

## Operators

### Kingdom of Italy

* Corpo Aeronautico Militare

## Specifications

Data from "Savoja-Pomilio S.p.4"

General characteristics

* Crew: Two, pilot and observer
* Length: 10.70 m (35 ft 1 in)
* Wingspan: 19.80 m (65 ft 0 in)
* Wing area: 78 $m^2$ (839 sq ft)
* Gross weight: 2,300 kg (5,060 lb)
* Powerplant: 2 × Isotta-Fraschini V.4B , 110 kW (150 hp) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 150 km/h (94 mph, 82 kn)

Armament

* 2 × machine guns
