Fiat A.55

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Fiat A.55
Type Piston engine
National originItaly
Manufacturer Fiat
First run1932

The Fiat A.55 was a seven-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine developed in Italy in the 1930s as a powerplant for aircraft. [1] [2]

Contents

Specifications

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

General characteristics

Components

Performance

320 hp (239 kW) at 2,000 rpm - maximum

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References

  1. Jotti, da Badia Polesine (1934). Annuario dell'aeronautica Italiana 1934. Milan: Libreria Aeronautica.
  2. Angle, G.D., 1940. Aerosphere: Including World's Aircraft Engines with Aircraft Directory. New York: Aircraft Publishers
  3. Grey, C.G., ed. (1931). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1931. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 59d.