The Meridionali Ro.43 was an Italian ship-based reconnaissance/fighter seaplane of the Second World War. It was an unequal-span, single-bay biplane with foldable wings constructed of a mix of steel-tube and wood with a light alloy and fabric covering. The
Meridionali Ro.43 carried a crew of two comprising a pilot and an observer/gunner sitting in tandem. The
Meridionali Ro.43 was powered by a 700 hp Piaggio P.XR 9-cylinder radial piston engine which provided a top speed of 300 kmh and a range of 1500 km. Armaments consisted of one fixed forward firing 7.7 mm machine-gun and one trainable rearward firing 7.7 mm machine-gun in the rear cockpit. Research Meridionali Ro.43
The Meridionali Ro.44 was an Italian ship-based single-seat fighter seaplane of the Second World War, based upon the Meridionali Ro.43 but with the observer's seat removed and two forward firing machine-guns replacing the single forward firing machine-gun of the Meridionali Ro.43. Research Meridionali Ro.44
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