Fiat G.55

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The Fiat G.55 was an Italian World War II single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its strong performance, especially at high altitude, and considered one of Italy’s best fighters of the era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ
single-seat fighter ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration low-wing monoplane ⓘ
aircraftRole fighter ⓘ
interceptor ⓘ
airframeMaterial all-metal construction ⓘ
alliance Axis powers ⓘ
armament 1 × 20 mm MG 151 cannon firing through propeller hub ⓘ
2 × 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns ⓘ
2 × 20 mm MG 151 wing-mounted cannon ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designer Giuseppe Gabrielli ⓘ
engineConfiguration liquid-cooled V-12 ⓘ
engineModel Fiat RA.1050 RC.58 Tifone ⓘ
engineType piston engine ⓘ
era 1940s ⓘ
firstFlight 1942-04-30 ⓘ
height about 3.05 m ⓘ
introduced 1943 ⓘ
length about 9.37 m ⓘ
manufacturer Fiat ⓘ
maxSpeed about 385 mph ⓘ
about 620 km/h ⓘ
nickname Centauro ⓘ
notableFeature good high-altitude performance ⓘ
heavy armament for its class ⓘ
numberBuilt over 270 ⓘ
powerplantCount 1 ⓘ
productionPeriod 1942–1945 ⓘ
propeller three-bladed constant-speed propeller ⓘ
range about 1,200 km ⓘ
about 750 mi ⓘ
serviceCeiling about 12,750 m ⓘ
about 41,800 ft ⓘ
successor Fiat G.59 ⓘ
undercarriageType retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
usedBy Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana ⓘ
Italian Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Regia Aeronautica

Luftwaffe ⓘ
Regia Aeronautica ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
variant Fiat G.55/0 ⓘ
linked to: Fiat G.55

Fiat G.55/I ⓘ
linked to: Fiat G.55

Fiat G.55/II ⓘ
linked to: Fiat G.55

Fiat G.55S ⓘ
linked to: Fiat G.55
wingArea about 21.1 m² ⓘ
wingspan about 11.85 m ⓘ

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Daimler-Benz DB 605 → application → Fiat G.55 Centauro ⓘ
linked to: Fiat G.55
Fiat Aviazione → designed → Fiat G.55 Centauro ⓘ
linked to: Fiat G.55
Fiat RA.1050 RC.58 Tifone → usedInAircraft → Fiat G.55 Centauro ⓘ
linked to: Fiat G.55
Giuseppe Gabrielli → designed → Fiat G.55 Centauro ⓘ
linked to: Fiat G.55
Giuseppe Gabrielli → designed → Fiat G.56 ⓘ
linked to: Fiat G.55
Giuseppe Gabrielli → notableWork → Fiat G.55 Centauro ⓘ
linked to: Fiat G.55
Italian National Republican Air Force → usedAircraft → Fiat G.55 Centauro ⓘ
subject linked to: ANR
linked to: Fiat G.55
Fiat G.55 → variant → Fiat G.55/0 ⓘ
linked to: Fiat G.55
Fiat G.55 → variant → Fiat G.55/I ⓘ
linked to: Fiat G.55
Fiat G.55 → variant → Fiat G.55/II ⓘ
linked to: Fiat G.55
Fiat G.55 → variant → Fiat G.55S ⓘ
linked to: Fiat G.55
DB 605A → usedInAircraft → Fiat G.55 Centauro ⓘ
linked to: Fiat G.55
Tifone → usedIn → Fiat G.55 Centauro ⓘ
linked to: Fiat G.55
Tifone → usedIn → Fiat G.56 ⓘ
linked to: Fiat G.55
Tifone → notableUserAircraft → Fiat G.55 Centauro ⓘ
linked to: Fiat G.55
Fiat G.59 → developedFrom → Fiat G.55 ⓘ
Fiat G.59 → aircraftFamily → Fiat G.55 series ⓘ
linked to: Fiat G.55
Fiat G.55 Centauro → variantOf → Fiat G.55S (torpedo fighter variant) ⓘ
subject linked to: Centauro
linked to: Fiat G.55