Fiat A.53

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A.53
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Fiat A.53
Type Piston engine
National originItaly
Manufacturer Fiat
First run1931

The Fiat A.53 was a seven-cylinder, air-cooled radial piston engine developed in Italy in the 1930s as a powerplant for aircraft. [1]

Contents

Applications

Specifications (A.53)

Data fromJane's All the World's Aircraft 1931 and Masino. [2] [3]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

120 hp (89 kW) at 2,100 rpm - maximum

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References

  1. Jotti, da Badia Polesine (1934). Annuario dell'aeronautica Italiana 1934. Milan: Libreria Aeronautica.
  2. Grey, C.G., ed. (1931). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1931. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 59d.
  3. Giovanni Masino, Fantasmi di aerei e motori Fiat dal 1935 al 1945 I (PDF), su www.avia-it.com.