Romano R.6

The Romano R.6 was a transport aircraft built by Romano in France in the early 1930s. It was a three engine, high wing monoplane transport of all-metal construction. A longer wing-span colonial police transport was also built as the Romano R.16.

Romano R.6
Role Civil transport
National origin French
Manufacturer Chantiers aéronavals Étienne Romano
First flight 20 December 1932
Number built 1
Variants Romano R.16

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: Three
  • Capacity: 8 passengers
  • Length: 13.90 m (45 ft 7 in)
  • Wingspan: 19.64 m (64 ft 5 in)
  • Height: 3.27 m (10 ft 9 in)
  • Wing area: 63.00 m2 (678.1 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 3,047 kg (6,717 lb)
  • Gross weight: 4,473 kg (9,861 lb)
  • Powerplant: 3 × Gnome & Rhône 7Kb 7-cylinder radials, 220 kW (300 hp) each
  • Propellers: 2-bladed Ratier

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 216 km/h (134 mph, 117 kn) at ground level
  • Range: 1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 6,850 m (22,470 ft) theoretical

References
  1. Bruno Parmenier (2 December 2001). "Romano R-6". Retrieved 2 March 2019.


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