Talk:Savoia-Marchetti SM.82

This article is within the scope of the Aviation WikiProject. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see lists of open tasks and task forces. To use this banner, please see the full instructions.AviationWikipedia:WikiProject AviationTemplate:WikiProject Aviationaviation articles

This article has been checked against the following criteria for B-class status:
Referencing and citation: criterion not met Coverage and accuracy: criterion met Structure: criterion met Grammar and style: criterion met Supporting materials: criterion met

This article is supported by the aircraft project.

Military history: Aviation / European / Italian / World War II

This article is within the scope of the Military history WikiProject. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks. To use this banner, please see the full instructions.Military historyWikipedia:WikiProject Military historyTemplate:WikiProject Military historymilitary history articles

This article has been checked against the following criteria for B-class status:
Referencing and citation: criterion not met Coverage and accuracy: criterion met Structure: criterion met Grammar and style: criterion met Supporting materials: criterion met

Associated task forces:
/
	Military aviation task force
	European military history task force
	Italian military history task force (c. 500–present)
	World War II task force

Number Built

The first paragraph says "about 400 built". The info box says 726+1 built. The page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Regia_Aeronautica_aircraft_used_in_World_War_II says 726 were used. Ayone know what's up? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kitplane01 (talk • contribs) 06:20, 22 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Marsupiale

Just tweaking the english in the article and I was confused in Operational History with the references to the Marsupiale, which I understood was the SM.75 not the SM.82 can anybody clarify. Should Marsupiale be changed to Canguro ? MilborneOne 16:25, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

with two references that name the SM.82 in their title as S.M.82 Marsupiale I do not think that that is a wise ideaDirk P Broer 00:42, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
As far as I can tell the SM.82 Canguru was developed from the militarised variant of the SM.75 Marsupiale. I'm inclined to think that in common usage they were all (civilian SM.75, militarised SM.75, SM.82) mainly referred to as the Marsupiale.--Sturkster 12:38, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The sources I have found are divided between Marsupiale, Canguro, and not using a name at all. Any idea which one was official, and why two names would be associated with this aircraft? Older English language sources seem to favour Canguro, but newer sources seem to favour Marsupiale. The maintenance manual uses neither, nor do any of the Italian language sources I found that mention the SM.82 Both names should be included in the article, even if to explain that it was used and by who. The Italeri kit (which includes unusually extensive notes on the aircraft) is boxed with both names. Could one name be as a bomber (Marsupial), and one as a transport (Canguro), or was initially the Marsupial, but confusion with the first Marsupial resulted in a name change? - NiD.29 (talk) 02:36, 18 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

First Flight

Do we know the date of first flight? Bastie (talk) 12:06, 18 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Italian article is confusing: it gives the year of both first flight and entry into service as 1938, and calls the aircraft "Marsupiale" Bastie (talk) 12:13, 18 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Furthermore, the English article contradicts itself: did they enter service in 1940 or 1941? Bastie (talk) 12:15, 18 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]