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FIAT G55 Centauro
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| Plane type & model |
Monoplane fighter (G.55/I) |
The FIAT Centauro was one of the Italian fighters of Serie 5 , as it was equipped with the more advanced inline DB-605A engines in place of the surpassed radial engines. In respect of his predecessor G.50 , the G.55 was more armonious and had good flying performances and qualities. Tough and manouverable , this plane could compete with the best Allied fighters in equal terms, but arrived to late to series production, in fact only 31 exemplars were consigned to Regia Aeronautica Italiana before the armistice. These built after 8 Sept. 1943 were utilized in the squadrons of the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana. After the war 45 planes of the G.55A and B model were exportated. |
| Length |
9,37 m ; 30,82 Ft |
| Height |
3,13 m ; 10,3 Ft |
| Wingspan |
11,85 m ; 38,98 Ft |
| Wing Area |
21,11 sq m ; 25,25 sq Yds |
| Engine |
1 Fiat RA 1050 RC 58 Tifone (1475 CV) - Italian version of the german Daimler-Benz DB-605A engine - |
| Weapons |
2 12,7 mm MG , 3 20 mm cannons |
| Empty Weight |
2630 Kg ; 5806 Lbs |
| Max Weight |
3718 Kg ; 8208 Lbs |
| Top Speed |
630 Km/h ; 392 MpH |
| Ceiling |
12700 m ; 41776,32 ft |
| Range |
1200 Km ; 746 mi |
| First flight |
30th April 1942 |
| N° built |
274 |
| Versions built |
6 |
| Used by n° countries |
4 |
| Crew |
1 |
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