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Alfa Romeo 125

Alfa Romeo built/designed a range of aircraft engines based on the Bristol Jupiter and Bristol Pegasus designs, designated Alfa 125, Alfa 126, Alfa 127, Alfa 128, Alfa 129 and Alfa 131. All these essentially similar engines were mainly fitted to Italian bombers in World War II, Alfa Romeo building around 11,000 units between 1934 and 1944

Design and development
Alfa Romeo adapted the Jupiter / Pegasus (which are very closely related) to metric measurements, local materials and indigenous equipment. ==Variants==
Variants
(The Italian engine designation system includes a suffix indicating major components or attributes. The most common were R for Riduttore - reduction gear and C for Compressore - compressor/supercharger, followed by a number indicating the rated altitude in hundreds of metres, two speed superchargers were indicated by a double figure such as 10/34). ;Alfa Romeo Jupiter: :The standard Jupiter engine built under licence from the Bristol Aeroplane Company. ;Alfa 125 R.C.10: rated at ;Alfa 125 R.C.35: 1934 — rated at ;Alfa 126 R.C.10: 1935 — Civilian version of 126 R.C.34 rated at ;Alfa 126 R.C.32: rated at ;Alfa 126 R.C.34: 1935 — rated at ;Alfa 127 R.C.50: rated at ;Alfa 127 R.C.55: 1937 — rated at ;Alfa 128 R.C.18: rated at ;Alfa 128 R.C.21: 1938 — rated at ;Alfa 129 R.C.32: rated at ;Alfa 131 R.C.14/50 :1943 — Two speed supercharger, rated at in low gear and in high gear. ==Applications==
Applications
Breda Ba.64 (Alfa125 R.C.35) • CANT Z.506A Airone (Alfa 126 R.C.10) • CANT Z.506B Airone (Alfa 126 R.C.34 / Alfa 127 R.C.50 / Alfa 127 R.C.55) • CANT Z.506C Airone (Alfa 126 R.C.10) • Caproni Bergamaschi AP.1 (Alfa126 R.C.34) • Caproni Ca.97 (AlfaJupiter) • DAR-10A (prototype) (Alfa126 R.C.34) • Fiat G.12 (Alfa 128 R.C.18) • Junkers Ju 52 (Alfa126 R.C.34) • Macchi M.C.94 (Alfa 126 R.C.10) • Macchi M.C.100 (Alfa 126 R.C.10) • Savoia-Marchetti S.73 (Alfa 126 R.C.10 / Alfa 126 R.C.34) • Savoia-Marchetti S.74 (Alfa126 R.C.34) • Savoia-Marchetti SM.75 Marsupiale (Alfa 128 R.C.18 / Alfa 128 R.C.21) • Savoia-Marchetti S.77 (Alfa 126 R.C.10) • Savoia-Marchetti S.M.79 Sparviero (Alfa 128 R.C.18 / Alfa 125 R.C.35 / Alfa126 R.C.34) • Savoia-Marchetti S.M.79-II Sparviero (Alfa 126 R.C.34) • Savoia-Marchetti S.M.79B Sparviero (Alfa 128 R.C.18) • Savoia-Marchetti S.M.81 Pipistrello (Alfa 125 R.C.35 / Alfa 126 R.C.34) • Savoia-Marchetti S.M.82 Canguru (Alfa 128 R.C.18 / Alfa 128 R.C.21 / Alfa 129 R.C.32) • Savoia-Marchetti S.M.83 (Alfa126 R.C.34) • Savoia-Marchetti S.M.84 (Alfa 128 R.C.21) • Savoia-Marchetti S.M.95 (Alfa 128 R.C.18 / Alfa 131 R.C.14/50) ==Specifications (Alfa 128 R.C.21)==
Specifications (Alfa 128 R.C.21)
Ignition: 2 x Marelli MF9 magnetos, 2 x spark plugs per cylinder, fed by a shielded harness. }} ==See also==
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