Nardi F.N.305A

Type: Two Seat Basic Trainer and Liaison
Accommodation/Crew: Pilot & Student sitting in tandem fully enclosed cockpits with dual controls

Design: Ing. Euste and Luigi Nardi of the Società Nardi (Fratelli Nardi)

Manufacturer: Società Nardi (Fratelli Nardi) based in Milan which was founded by the brothers Euste, Elio and Luigi Nardi. Due to the small size of the Società Nardi factory, all large scale production was done by the Società Anonima Piaggio & C. at their Sestri and Finale-Ligure factories. Also licence built in Romania by Industria Aeronautica Româna (IAR) at their Brasov factory.

Powerplant: One 185 hp (138 kW) Alfa Romeo 115 6-cylinder inline piston engine.

Performance: Maximum speed 186 mph (300 km/h); service ceiling 19,685 ft (6000 m).

Range: 385 miles (620 km) on internal fuel.

Weight: Empty 1,552 lbs (704 kg) with a maximum take-off weight of 2,169 lbs (984 kg).

Dimensions: 
Span 		27 ft 9 1/2 in 		(8.47 m); 
length 		22 ft 10 3/4 in 	(6.98 m); 
height 		6 ft 10 3/4 in 		(2.10 m); 
wing area 	129.17 sq ft 		(12.00 sq m).

Armament: (Optional) One or two synchronised 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Breda-SAFAT machine-guns.

Equipment/Avionics: Standard communication and navigation equipment when required by role.

History: First flight (F.N.305) 19 February 1935.

Operators: Italy (Regia Aeronautica), France (Armée de I'Air), Chile, Hungary, Romania, Switzerland (F.N.315), Germany
