Pomilio PD

Pomilio PD
Role	Reconnaissance
Manufacturer	Pomilio/S.I.A/Fiat
First flight	June 1917
Introduction	August 1917
Primary user	Italy
Number built	338
Developed from	Pomilio PC
Variants	Pomilio PE
Wingspan	11.1 m (36 ft 4 in)
Engine	200hp Fiat A12 inline
Armament	1 top wing Fiat-Revelli MG 1 rear flexible Revelli or Lewis
Crew	2
Max Speed	185 km/h (115 mph)
Climb	1,000 m (3,280 ft) in 5:30 2,000 m (6,560 ft) in 12:45 3,000 m (9,840 ft) in 22:00
Ceiling	5,000 m (16,400 ft)
Endurance	3-4 hours

The Pomilio PC (C.I) showed promise (especially when compared to obsolete twin-boom Savoia-Pomilio SP2 and SP3s), and about 70 were made before production was switched to the improved Pomilio PD model. While Italian crews complained about the PC and PD (as they did with almost all types), the PD's 200hp Fiat A.12 engine gave the plane good performance, and it served from mid 1917 through the end of the war. The PD suffered from the same instability problems as the PC, leading to crashes. Further improvements resulted in the Pomilio PE. Probably around 431 PDs were constructed, of which 93 were dual control variants mostly used for training.

For more information, see Wikipedia:Pomilio PE.

Timeline

Game Data

Wings of Glory

Preliminary Stats

Availability	Maneuver	Damage	Dmg Points	Max Alt.	Climb
17Q3-end	H	B/B	16	11	5

Miniatures and Models

1:144 Scale

• Shapeways: Reduced Aircraft Factory

1:285/6mm/1:288 Scale

• Shapeways: Reduced Aircraft Factory

Resources

Orthographic Drawings

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References

Notes

Citations

Bibliography

• Gregory Alegi, Windsock Datafile 117: Pomilio PD/PE. Great Britain, Albatros Publications Ltd., 2006. ISBN 1-902207-83-1
• W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Reconnaissance & Bomber Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Ltd., 1962. ISBN 9780900435027