 | Piaggio P-108 vs. Boeing B-17 -- Heavy Bomber Comparison| Aviation Discuss Piaggio P-108 vs. Boeing B-17 -- Heavy Bomber Comparison in the World War II - Aviation forums; Yes, it could carry a heavier load, but the P.108 could carry a heavier load further. It could also ... |
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02-28-2005, 11:05 AM
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Country:  | Yes, it could carry a heavier load, but the P.108 could carry a heavier load further. It could also carry 3 torpedos.
It may have heavier armament, but It is stil fairly primative. If you look at the P.108, you will notice it has remote gun turrets, rather like that of the B-29 - and we're talking 5 years earlier and by a country with not nearly as many resources.
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02-28-2005, 03:21 PM
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Country:  | how do resorces count towards a turret design?? and do you know they worked?? they could have been useless, not much ammo and prone to damage..............
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02-28-2005, 03:25 PM
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Country: | Ive not seen any evidence saying so...I dont know the ammo count though, like I say, information is extremely hard to find...
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02-28-2005, 03:26 PM
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Country: | i appreciate that but you need info like that before you can make claims like you are.........
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02-28-2005, 03:30 PM
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Country: | A wile back I did see a site that said that the only real problem was that the controls were a little difficult to get to grips with...If any of the things you mentioned were a problem then I think they would also have been listed...
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02-28-2005, 03:34 PM
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Country: | so you're saying the plane's only problem was the controlls were a little hard to get used too?? perhaps the site that said that also couldn't find out much bout the plane.............
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02-28-2005, 03:37 PM
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Country: | It was an Italian site...It had quite a detailed overview of the plane compared to other sites and also many pictures of each model...
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02-28-2005, 03:38 PM
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02-28-2005, 03:41 PM
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Country: | I think so...only needed a crew of 7 
It was also a multi role bomber 
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02-28-2005, 03:44 PM
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Country: | oh dear lord they made a version with a huge gun in it, a torp bomber version of it and a transport version, and about one of each, a true multi role aircraft i think you'll agree lads............
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02-28-2005, 03:50 PM
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Country: | Nope, it was...
Day Bomber (P.108B)
Night Bomber (P.108B)
Torpedo Bomber (P.108B)
Anti-Shipping (P.108A)
Civil Airliner (P.108C)
Military Transport (P.108T)
Ground Attack (P.108A)
They built 1 P.108A, and 12 P.108T's. I dont know the numbers for the others, But I'm thinking about 125-130 P.108B's though.
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02-28-2005, 03:54 PM
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| What about the controls made it hard to get used to?
Also do you have any pictures of the P.108A?
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02-28-2005, 03:57 PM
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Country: | I dont know why, just poor layout I guess...
Yeah I only have the 2 pictures of it...Both in Luftwaffe marking im afraid...
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02-28-2005, 03:58 PM
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Country:  | 163 is an often quoted production total for the P.108B, but in fact probably no more than 36 were produced. 1 prototype and 11 series 1, then 12 series 2 and 12 series 3. Squadron records never list more than 7 as being serviceable so that total rings true. Records also list only 36 MM numbers as being allocated for the B. For more info, track down a copy of Giancarlo Garello's Il Piaggio P.108. Excellent monograph.
Edit: I'll drag out my copy and post more info later, but the conclusion was that the 108B was equivalent to a B-17C. | |
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