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| Fiat R.2 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Reconnaissance |
| Manufacturer | Pomilio/S.I.A/Fiat |
| Designer | Celestino Rosatelli [1] |
| Introduction | summer-autumn 1918[2] |
| Primary user |  Italy
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| Number built | 271 [3][note 1] |
| Wingspan | 12.3 m (40 ft 4 in)[5] |
| Engine | 300hp Fiat A12bis inline |
| Armament | wing-mounted Revelli and 1-2×flexible rear Lewis |
| Crew | 2 |
| Max Speed | 175 km/h (109 mph)[5] - 190 km/h (118 mph)[3][6] |
| Climb | 1,000 m (3,280 ft) in 6:00[6] 2,000 m (6,500 ft) in 14:00[6] 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 23:00[6] |
| Ceiling | 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[5] - 5,500 m (18,000 ft)[3] |
| Range | 550 km (340 mi)[5] - 720 km (445 mi) [6] |
| Endurance | 3:30 [3] |
Seeking to distance itself from the S.I.A. 7b, the company renamed itself Fiat Aviazione and redesigned the 7b with a new airframe and similar wings, in the form of the Fiat R.2. [1]
A handful of Fiat R.2 biplanes reached 23ª Squadriglia before the Armistice and saw some service during the final offensives. [7]
While it has seen service only in the last weeks of WWI, the R.2 served in numbers with the Italian air force until the mid-1920s. [1]
For more information, see Wikipedia:Fiat R.2.
References
- Notes
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Gregory Alegi, Windsock Datafile 105: The SIA 7B. Great Britain, Albatros Publications, Ltd., 2004. ISBN 1-902207-63-7
- Enzo Angelucci, ed. The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980. New York: The Military Press, 1983 edition. ISBN 0-517-41021-4.
- W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Reconnaissance & Bomber Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Ltd., 1962. ISBN 9780900435027
- Kenneth Munson, Bombers: Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft, 1914-1919. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1968, Blandford Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0753721711
