G.55
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Centauro |
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| Type |
Fighter |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Fiat
aviation company |
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| Production | 274 (wartime), 75 (postwar) |
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| Prototype first flight | 30 April 1942 |
Introduction | 1943 |
| Variants | |||
| G.55 | 3 Prototypes | ||
| G.55 Serie 0 | 16 pre-production aircraft | ||
| G.55 Serie 1 | Initial production aircraft. | ||
| G.55 Serie 2 | Bomber interceptor version | ||
| G.55S | Torpedo attack aircraft variant | ||
| G.55A | Single-seat trainer version | ||
| G.55B | Two-seat trainer version |
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| G.56 | 2 prototypes with 1750 hp Daimler-Benz DB 603A engines. | ||
| G.57 | Version planned with 1250 hp Fiat A.83 R.C.24/52 radial engine. | ||
| G.59-1A | Rolls-Royce Merlin powered single-seat advanced trainers converted from G.55s | ||
| G.59-1B | Rolls-Royce Merlin powered two-seat trainers converted from G.55s | ||
| G.59-2A | 26, new production, Rolls-Royce Merlin powered single-seaters for Syria | ||
| G.59-2B | 4, new production, Rolls-Royce Merlin powered two-seat trainers for Syria | ||
| G.59-4A | 20, new production, Rolls-Royce Merlin powered single-seaters for the Aeronautica Militare Italiana, fitted with bubble canopies. | ||
| G.59-4B | 10, new production, Rolls-Royce Merlin powered two-seaters for the Aeronautica Militare Italiana, fitted with bubble canopies | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 9.37 m |
Empty Weight | 2630 kg |
| Wingspan | 11.85 m |
Loaded Weight | 3520 kg |
| Height | 3.13 m (without the antenna mast) |
Max takeoff weight | 3718 kg |
| Wing area | 21.11 m² |
Wing loading | 154.0 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT (Serie 0) | ||||
| Main Gun | Engine-mounted |
1 × 20 mm Mauser MG 151/20 |
Ammunition Carried |
1 x 250 |
| Secondary Guns | Upper Nose |
2 × 12.7 mm (.5 in) Breda-SAFAT MG |
Ammunition Carried | 2 x 300 |
Lower Nose |
2 × 12.7 mm (.5 in) Breda-SAFAT MG |
2 x 300 |
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| Bombs | Provision for 2 × 160 kg
bombs on underwing racks |
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| ARMAMENT (Serie I) | ||||
| Main Gun | Engine-mounted |
1 × 20 mm MG 151/20 |
Ammunition Carried |
1 x 250 |
Wings |
2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 |
2 x 200 |
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| Secondary Guns | Nose |
2 × 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT |
Ammunition Carried | 2 x 300 |
| Bombs | Provision for 2 × 160 kg
bombs on underwing racks or 450 mm torpedo (G.55 silurante variant) |
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| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 ×
Fiat RA.1050 R.C.58 Tifone* |
Type & Displacement | liquid-cooled inverted
V-12, 35.7 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 1475 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 396.72 hp / ton ** |
| Fuel Capacity | 360 liters
plus provision for two 100 liters drop tanks under wing, total 560
liters
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(*) license-built Daimler-Benz DB 605A-1, (**) with the maximum takeoff weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 623 km/h
(671 km/h with WEP) at 7000m |
Cruise Speed | 560 km/h at optimum
altitude |
| Stall Speed * | 165 km/h |
Service Ceiling | 12750 m |
| Rate of Climb | 5 min 50 sec at 6000 m |
Range | 1200 km, 1650 km (maximum) |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | Histoire du monde | ||
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