| G.80 / G.82 | |
|---|---|
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| Fiat G.80 | |
| Role | Trainer |
| Manufacturer | Fiat |
| Designer | Giuseppe Gabrielli |
| First flight | 9 December 1951 |
| Primary user | Italian Air Force |
| Number built | 10 |
The Fiat G.80 was a military trainer developed in Italy in the 1950s, and was that country's first true jet-powered aircraft. It was a conventional low-wing monoplane with retractable tricycle undercarriage and engine intakes on the fuselage sides. The pilot and instructor sat in tandem under a long bubble canopy. Two G.80 prototypes were followed by three pre-production machines, but the Aeronautica Militare found it unsuitable for their requirements and did not purchase it in quantity. Undeterred, Fiat developed a more refined version, dubbed the G.82, for entry in a NATO competition to select a standard jet trainer. Apart from many detail changes, the G.82 featured a longer fuselage, a Rolls-Royce Nene engine in place of the G.80's de Havilland Goblin, and wingtip tanks. Five aircraft were constructed, but when the competition was cancelled and the G.82 was not selected by either NATO or the Aeronautica Militare, the development programme was finally terminated. Plans for specialised versions including night fighter, reconnaissance, and close-support aircraft went unrealised, as did the G.84 that was to have been powered by an Allison J35. The G.82s were used for a few years by the Aeronautica Militare's training school at Amendola before being handed over to the Reparto Sperimentale Volo ("Department of Experimental Flight") in 1957.
Variants
Fiat G.82
- G.80-1B - prototype (1 built)
- G.80-3B - pre-production version (4 built)
- G.81 - definitive production version of G.80 (not built, development cancelled in favour of G.82)
- G.82 - prototypes for NATO competition (5 built)
- G.84 - Allison J35-powered version (not built)
Operators
Italy
Specifications (G.82)
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General characteristics
- Crew: Two, pilot and instructor
- Length: 12.93 m (42 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 11.80 m (38 ft 9 in)
- Height: 4.07 m (13 ft 4 in)
- Wing area: 26.0 m2 (280 ft2)
- Empty weight: 4,400 kg (9,700 lb)
- Gross weight: 6,250 kg (13,880 lb)
- Powerplant: One × Rolls-Royce Nene 6/21, 24.0 kN (5,390 lbf) thrust each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 910 km/h (570 mph)
- Range: 1,150 km (710 miles)
- Service ceiling: 12,300 m (40,400 ft)
Armament
See also
- Vittorio Sanseverino, the test pilot who flew the aircraft on its maiden flight.
References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 390–91.
- Italian Defence Department fact sheet (PDF format)
- Уголок неба
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