title: Alaparma Baldo
text: # Alaparma Baldo
  
  The Alaparma Baldo was an unusual two-seat light monoplane produced in Italy shortly after World War II. Designed by Adriano Mantelli, it featured an egg-shaped fuselage with cabin doors that hinged upwards and to the back. The conventional tailplane with single fin and rudder was carried on twin booms, either side of a pusher engine installation. The undercarriage consisted of a single mainwheel under the fuselage pod, a small tailwheel not far behind it, and outrigger wheels on the wingtips.
  
  ## Variants
  
  * AM.65 with 65hp Walter Mikron piston engine
  * AM.75 with 75hp Praga D engine
  
  ## Operators
  
  ### Italy
  
  * Italian Air Force operated 10 aircraft until 1951
  
  ## Specifications (AM.75)
  
  Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1951–52
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 2
  * Length: 5.08 m (16 ft 8 in)
  * Wingspan: 7.00 m (23 ft 0 in)
  * Height: 1.45 m (4 ft 9 in)
  * Wing area: 8.5 $m^2$ (91 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 280 kg (617 lb)
  * Gross weight: 490 kg (1,080 lb)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Praga D 4-cylinder horizontally-opposed piston engine, 56 kW (75 hp)
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 217 km/h (135 mph, 117 kn)
  * Cruise speed: 192 km/h (119 mph, 104 kn) (75% power)
  * Range: 660 km (410 mi, 360 nmi)
  * Service ceiling: 4,800 m (15,700 ft)
  * Time to altitude: 5 min to 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
  