- Romano R.82
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name= R-82
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type= Two-seat intermediate and aerobatic trainer
national origin=France
manufacturer=SNCASE
designer=Etienne Romano
first flight= 1936
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primary user=French Air Force
more users=French Navy
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number built= 180
variants with their own articles=The Romano R-82 was a two-seat intermediate and aerobatic trainer designed by
Etienne Romano with production aircraft built bySNCASE .Design and development
The prototype Romano R-80.01 was a private venture design by Etienne Romano for a two-seat aerobatic biplane to use as a demonstrator. Tested in 1935 with a 179kW (240hp)
Lorraine 7Me radial engine it was later fitted with a 209kW (280hp)Salmson 9Aba radial and re-designated the R-80.2. The R.80.2 was a biplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear and with the change of scope to a tandem two-seat dual-control aerobatic trainer it was re-designated the R.82.01. Two more prototypes were built which were sold to private owners. Romano became part of the nationalisedSNCASE and theFrench Air Force ordered the R-82 into production with 147 aircraft being delivered. TheFrench Navy also ordered 30 R-82s and all Air Force and Navy aircraft had been delivered by May 1940. In 1938 two aircraft were ferried to Spain and used by the Republican government in the fight with Nationalist forces.Operators
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*French Navy ;flagicon|Spain|1931 Spanish Republicpecifications (R-82)
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range miles=410
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ceiling ft=21325
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*cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)|year= |publisher= Orbis Publishing|location= |issn=|pages=
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