Fiat aircraft: Fiat CR.42, Fiat G.50, Fiat BR.20, Fiat G.55, Fiat G.91, Fiat CR.32, Fiat G.212, Fiat C.29, Fiat CR.1, Fiat BGA, Fiat AS.1 - Tapa blanda

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: Fiat CR.42, Fiat G.50, Fiat BR.20, Fiat G.55, Fiat G.91, Fiat CR.32, Fiat G.212, Fiat C.29, Fiat CR.1, Fiat BGA, Fiat AS.1, Fiat B.R., Fiat CR.20, Fiat RS.14, Fiat G.80, Fiat G.12, Fiat G.18, Fiat CR.30, Fiat G.46, Fiat CR.25, Fiat G.49, Fiat R.2, Fiat BRG, Fiat 7002, Fiat APR.2. Excerpt: The Fiat CR.42 Falco ("Falcon", plural:Falchi) was a single-seat sesquiplane fighter which served primarily in Italy's Regia Aeronautica before and during World War II. The aircraft was produced by the Turin firm, and entered service, in smaller numbers, with the air forces of Belgium, Sweden and Hungary. With more than 1,800 built, it was the most widely produced Italian aircraft to take part in World War II. The Fiat CR.42 was the last of the Fiat biplane fighters to enter front line service as a fighter, and represented the epitome of the type. RAF Intelligence praised its exceptional manoeuvrability, further noting that "the plane was immensely strong." It performed at its best with Hungarian Air Force, on Eastern Front, where it had a kill to loss ratio of 24 to 2. Fiat CR.42The CR.42 was a evolutionary design based on the earlier Fiat CR.32, which was in turn derived from the Fiat CR.30 series created in 1932. The Regia Aeronautica had employed the CR.32 during the Spanish Civil War with great success, which led to Fiat proposing a more advanced fighter based around the supercharged Fiat A.74R1C.38 air-cooled radial engine geared to drive a metal three-blade Fiat-Hamilton Standard 3D.41-1 propeller of 2.9 m (9.5 ft) diameter and a robust, clean, sesquiplane design. The rigidly-braced wings covered with fabric were constructed from light duralumin alloy and steel. It reached a top speed of 438 km/h (272 mph) at 5,300 m (17,400 ft) and 342 km/h (213 mph) at ground level. Climb rate was 1 minute and 25 seconds to 1,000 m (3,280 ...