Fiat R.2

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R.2
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RoleReconnaissance
Manufacturer Fiat
Designer Celestino Rosatelli
First flight1919
Number built129

The Fiat R.2 was a reconnaissance aircraft produced in Italy shortly after World War I, and the first aircraft to be marketed under the Fiat brand, (previous Fiat aircraft had been marketed as by SIA). It was a conventional two-bay biplane with equal-span, unstaggered wings and fixed tailskid undercarriage. The pilot and observer sat in tandem open cockpits. The design was a derivative of the SIA 7 and SIA 9 flown during the war, but was considerably revised by Rosatelli to correct ongoing problems with those types. A total of 129 were produced for the Air Corps of the Regio Esercito .

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Operators

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Specifications (Fiat-S.I.A R.2)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919 [1]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

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References

  1. Grey, C.G., ed. (1969). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919 (Facsimile ed.). London: David & Charles Limited. p. 395a. ISBN   07153-4647-4.

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