Piaggio P.32 Series II Archive

A focused Italian-language technical collection for the Piaggio P.32 Series II, pairing two period manuals with a historical archive report covering the aircraft’s design, engines, handling, performance and engineering background.

Included manuals

• Isotta Fraschini Asso XI Aircraft Engine – Operating Instructions
  Italian title: Istruzioni per l’Uso del Motore
• P.32 Series II Aircraft Assembly, Adjustment, Maintenance and Operating Instructions
  Italian title: Istruzioni e Norme per il Montaggio, la Regolazione, la Manutenzione e l’Impiego

Piaggio P.32 Archive Report

The accompanying report brings together historical aerodynamic observations, engine technical notes, handling and stability studies, performance data and engineering bulletins.

• Aircraft: Italian twin-engine medium bomber developed by Piaggio in the mid-1930s under designer Giovanni Pegna.
• Design notes: High wing loading, trailing-edge flaps and leading-edge slats, retractable defensive turrets, and the later P.32bis aerodynamic refit.
• Powerplants: Early P.32 aircraft used Isotta Fraschini Asso XI RC.40 V-12 engines. The P.32-II refit used Piaggio P.XI RC.40 radial engines with counter-rotating, variable-pitch propellers.
• Performance reference: The report compares speed, landing speed, weights, ceiling, range and climb data for the inline and radial-engine configurations.
• Engineering context: Mixed timber-and-metal construction, defensive-armament drag penalties, and the aircraft’s short operational history.

Historical reference notice: This collection is offered for research, restoration and aviation-history study. The documents are historical reference material and are not current approved airworthiness data.

Language: Italian
Collection: 2 manuals, Piaggio P.32 Series II