Reggiane Re 2005 Sagittario
I Don't Care!!

heck it saw combat and with 36 0r 37 built they were prolly a good % of Italian fiter production.
If going for exotic types I would like to see the R model.
POWERPLANT Re 2005R: One 1,475 hp Fiat RA.1050 RC 58 Tifone (license-built Daimler-Benz DB 605A-1) V-12 inline liquid-cooled piston. , plus one 370 hp Fiat A-20 auxiliary engine driving two Campini superchargers.
Re 2005 (actual; official Regia Aeronautica tests, 1942 - 1943)
Max speed: 6,560 ft/2,000 m: 421 mph/678 kph.
13,120 ft/4,000 m: 351 mph/565 kph.
22,800 ft/6,950 m: 421 mph/678 kph, or 390.5 mph/628.5 kph.
22,965 ft/7,000 m: 421 mph/678 kph.
Cruise speed: 320 mph/515 kph.
Initial climb rate: - Time to
6,560 ft/2,000 m: 1 min 55 sec.
13,120 ft/4,000 m: 4 min 28 sec.
19,685 ft/6,000 m: 5 min, or 7 min 25 sec.
Service ceiling: 37,730 ft/11,500 m |5|.
Range: 609 miles/980 km.
Armament:
Two 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns with 350 rounds each in upper engine cowling.
One 20 mm Mauser MG 151 cannon with 150 rounds firing through propellor hub.
Two 20 mm Mauser MG 151 cannon with 200 rounds each in wings.
Up to 2,200 lb / 1,000 kg bomb or fuel tank under fuselage.
Two wing hardpoints for 353 lb / 160 kg of bombs or fuel tanks.
pic at
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/8780/aircraft/re2005/index.html ------------------
OhNooo
smile awhile
[This message has been edited by MrBill (edited 06-11-2000).]