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| Fiat G.49 | |
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| Fiat G-49 ver.1 | |
| Role | Two-seat basic trainer |
| Manufacturer | Fiat |
| Designer | Giuseppe Gabrielli |
| First flight | September 1952 |
| Primary user | Aeronautica Militare |
| Number built | 3 [1] |
The Fiat G.49 was an Italian two-seat basic trainer designed by Giuseppe Gabrielli and built by Fiat.
The G.49 was designed by Gabrielli as a replacement for the World War II-era US North American T-6 advanced trainer and was first flown in September 1952. The G.49 was an all-metal low-wing cantilever monoplane with retractable tailwheel landing gear. It had an enclosed cockpit with a raised canopy for a pupil and instructor in tandem. Two variants were built with different engine installations; the G.49-1 with an Alvis Leonides radial engine and the G.49-2 with a Pratt & Whitney radial engine.
The aircraft did not sell and only a small number were operated by the Italian Air Force.
Italy Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1798
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