92159 Ambrosini SAI 403 Dardo

Of all-wood construction the S.A.I. 403 Dardo featured numerous detail refinements intended to improve combat performance and to facilitate rapid production. Various fuel and armament combinations were tried in order to make the Dardo suitable for different roles. Armament ranged from the two 12.7-mm. machine guns of the light interceptor model to the two machine guns plus two 20-mm. wing cannon of the general purpose version. A third possibility intended for long-range duties employed only the wing cannon, plus two 42 U.S. gal. drop-tanks mounted beneath the wings. The interceptor, lightest of the three versions, weighed only 5459 lb. fully loaded. Read more