The IMAM Ro.30 was a 1930s Italian observation biplane designed and built by Industrie Meccaniche e Aeronautiche Meridionali. It was only built in limited numbers before being replaced by the Ro.37.
== Development == Following the success of earlier observation biplanes the Ro.30 was developed in 1932 for the Regia Aeronautica. It was an unequal-span biplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear. It had an enclosed cockpit for the pilot located forward of the wing leading edge, an observer had a cabin between the wings, and the third crew member had an open cockpit behind the wings. It was powered either a 395 kW (530 hp) Alfa Romeo Mercury or a 373 kW (530 hp) Piaggio Jupiter radial engine.
== Operators == Kingdom of Italy Regia Aeronautica
== Specifications (Ro.30 with Jupiter engine) == Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2193General characteristics Crew: 3 Length: 10.24 m (33 ft 7.25 in) Wingspan: 15.75 m (51 ft 8 in) Height: 3.50 m (11 ft 5.75 in) Empty weight: 1,580 kg (3,483 lb) Gross weight: 2,630 kg (5,798 lb) Powerplant: 1 × Piaggio Jupiter VII radial piston , 373 kW (500 hp) Performance
Maximum speed: 225 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn) Range: 1,600 km (994 mi, 864 nmi) Service ceiling: 7,500 m (24,605 ft) Armament
3 x 7.7mm (0.303in) machine-guns
See also
Related lists
List of Interwar military aircraft
References
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2193