Fiat G.55/1...........production 349

[justIN]

Not sure how many planes needed to be used to be considered for the game. The TA-152 had like 43                            Specifications (G.55/I)[edit]
Data from "Centauro - The Final Fling"[24]
General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 9.37 m (30 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 11.85 m (38 ft 10 in)
Height: 3.13 m (without the antenna mast) (10 ft 3¼ in)
Wing area: 21.11 m² (227.23 ft²)
Empty weight: 2,630 kg (5,798 lb)
Loaded weight: 3,520 kg (7,760 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 3,718 kg (8,197 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Fiat RA.1050 R.C.58 Tifone (license-built Daimler-Benz DB 605A-1) liquid-cooled inverted V-12, 1,085 kW (1,475 hp)
Performance

Maximum speed: 623 km/h (337 kn, 387 mph (417 mph with WEP)) at 7,000 m (22,970 ft)
Range: 1,200 km, or 1,650 km with two 100 l (26 US Gal) drop tanks under wings (545 nmi, 627 mi (or 891 nmi, 1,025 mi with drop tanks ))
Service ceiling: 12,750 m (41,830 ft)
Rate of climb: 5 min 50 sec at 6,000 m (Dimensione Cielo, Caccia Assalto 3 Edizioni Bizzarri, Roma 1972, pag. 15) ()
Wing loading: 154.0 kg/m² (34.15 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 0.308 kW/kg (0.190 hp/lb)
Climb to 7,000 m (22,970 ft): 8.57 min
Armament

G.55 Serie 0:

1 × 20 mm Mauser MG 151/20 cannon, engine-mounted (250 rounds)
4 × 12.7 mm (.5 in) Breda-SAFAT machine guns, two in the upper engine cowling, two in the lower cowling/wing roots (300 rpg)
G.55 Serie I:

3 × 20 mm MG 151/20s, one engine-mounted (250 rounds) and two wing-mounted (200 rpg)
2 × 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns in the upper engine cowling (300 rpg)
Provision for 2 × 160 kg (353 lb) bombs on underwing racks (N.B. Egyptian and Syrian aircraft used Machine guns in the wings instead of cannon)

[Arlo]

Again .... images sell:

[justIN]

Thanks for the pictures, Yes it does make it more appealing.

[bozon]

All these 1943 Italian fighters look the same to me. That is not necessarily bad - they all look good!

+1
I'd rather have these than some last day of WWII what-if fighter. This and the Re2005 will not even be hangar queens.

Do they come in leopard skin like the c205?

[ONTOS]

I've been for the Fiat 55 all along. Great bird. +5

[Rich46yo]

+1

[Coalcat1]

It's got the same armerment I carry on my 109s, looks pretty, and looks like it would see some use, something I sure as hell would fly, big +100 for AH3

[-ammo-]

+1

[Nefarious]

Another fine addition! +1

[Mitchell]

+ 1 

[Karnak]

Would be a fine addition.

The cockpit framing does look like a relic from 1940 though. Rear visibility would be poor.

[MrKrabs]

Just don't know how this isn't part of our line-up yet...

I simply love the Italian birds especially the C.200 which outta get some consideration as well... I guess it's too ugly for people's taste... "then again they'll fly the I-16"

GIMMEH MAI C.200!

[Scherf]

Didn't realise it was so speedy.

[bustr]

So we have seen HTC deliver us the first production version of major aircraft or the largest production run of an extensive family. The first run of the G.55 was the Serie 0 which saw combat. With units flying mixed serie 0 and 1 as planes were produced.

G.55 Serie 0:

1 × 20 mm Mauser MG 151/20 cannon, engine-mounted (250 rounds)
4 × 12.7 mm (.5 in) Breda-SAFAT machine guns, two in the upper engine cowling, two in the lower cowling/wing roots (300 rpg)

The Breda got moved to the wings due to maintenance and servicing complications.

As you read though, the impression is, some number of serie 1 up to about 200 were ultimately produced. And you know how boom stick silly AH players are when it comes to their appetites towards squirting everyone else.

Which G.55 are you gents wishing for?

1 × 20 mm Mauser MG 151/20 cannon, engine-mounted (250 rounds)

Or.........

3 × 20 mm MG 151/20s, one engine-mounted (250 rounds) and two wing-mounted (200 rpg)

Or is there not enough weight difference for the performance code to care about, such that we can choose Serie0 or Serie1 armament packages in the hanger?

[Arlo]

What about curtain 3? Is Jay gonna bring something down the aisle?