Piaggio P.X
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The Piaggio P.X, or Piaggio Stella P.X, was an Italian nine-cylinder radial aircraft engine produced by Rinaldo Piaggio S.p.A. Based on experience license-producing Gnome et Rhône designs, the engine
A close-cowled P.X fitted to an IMAM Ro.43 in 1940
IMAM Ro.37
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The Meridionali Ro.37 Lince was a two-seater Italian reconnaissance biplane, a product of the Industrie Meccaniche Aeronautiche Meridionali company. It appeared in 1934 and had a composite structure o
Piaggio P.X
…Based on experience license-producing Gnome et Rhône designs, the engine was used to power a number of aircraft during World War II, including the IMAM Ro.37bis and IMAM Ro.43, used extensively by the Regia Aeronautica and Regia Marina respectively. Piaggio acquired a license from Gnome et Rhône in 1925 for…
Italian IMAM Ro.37 reconnaissance aircraft in flight
The initial version of the Ro.37 with the Fiat A.30 inline engine
The main production version of the Ro.37 with the Piaggio P.IX radial engine
IMAM Ro.37bis of the 105ª Squadriglia AO Regia Aeronautica, the Second Italo-Abyssinian War