Fiat G.59

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The Fiat G.59 is an Italian post–World War II trainer and fighter aircraft developed from the wartime Fiat G.55 and powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine.

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Fiat G.59 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fighter aircraft ⓘ
trainer aircraft ⓘ
aircraftCategory propeller-driven aircraft ⓘ
aircraftDesigner Giuseppe Gabrielli ⓘ
aircraftFamily Fiat G.55 series ⓘ
linked to: Fiat G.55
aircraftType single-seat fighter (early versions) ⓘ
two-seat trainer (later versions) ⓘ
armament cannon ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ
basedOn Fiat G.55 airframe ⓘ
cockpit enclosed cockpit ⓘ
cockpitType tandem cockpit ⓘ
configuration low-wing monoplane ⓘ
single-engine ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
designPeriod 1940s ⓘ
developedFrom Fiat G.55 ⓘ
engineConfiguration liquid-cooled V-12 ⓘ
engineManufacturer Rolls-Royce ⓘ
linked to: Rolls-Royce plc
era post–World War II ⓘ
firstFlight 1947 ⓘ
fuselageMaterial all-metal construction ⓘ
introduced late 1940s ⓘ
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Fiat ⓘ
notableFeature adaptation of British engine to Italian airframe ⓘ
numberBuilt approximately 188 ⓘ
operatorType air forces ⓘ
poweredBy Rolls-Royce Merlin engine ⓘ
linked to: Rolls-Royce Merlin
primaryUser Italian Air Force ⓘ
productionStatus out of service ⓘ
propeller three-bladed constant-speed propeller ⓘ
propulsionType piston engine ⓘ
retired 1960s ⓘ
role advanced trainer ⓘ
fighter ⓘ
serviceEntry around 1950 ⓘ
successorTo Fiat G.55 in postwar service ⓘ
usedBy Argentine Air Force ⓘ
Italian Air Force ⓘ
Syrian Air Force ⓘ
usedFor fighter operations ⓘ
pilot training ⓘ
usedIn Mediterranean region ⓘ
linked to: Mediterranean Basin
usedInConflict Suez Crisis ⓘ
wingType cantilever low wing ⓘ

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Giuseppe Gabrielli → designed → Fiat G.59 ⓘ
Fiat G.55 → successor → Fiat G.59 ⓘ
Fiat G.55 Centauro → successorVariant → Fiat G.59 ⓘ
subject linked to: Centauro