Fiat G.80

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Fiat G.80
Fiat G.80 in the Italian Aviation Museum Vigna di Valle
Type: Trainer aircraft
Design country:

ItalyItaly Italy

Manufacturer:

Fiat

First flight:

December 9, 1951

Number of pieces:

5 + 5 G.82

The Fiat G.80 was a military training aircraft that was developed by the Italian manufacturer Fiat in the 1950s.

History and construction

G-80-3B at the Pratica di Mare Mario de Bernardi Air Force Base

The G.80 was the first true jet propulsion aircraft to be developed in Italy. The Campini-Caproni N.1 , built in the 1940s , still used a hybrid between piston engine and gas turbine drive. The G.80 was a conventional low wing aircraft with retractable nose wheel landing gear and air inlets on the sides of the fuselage. Pilot and instructor sat in tandem seats under a long cockpit canopy.

Two prototypes were built, three pre-production aircraft followed. The Italian Air Force , however, considered the machine unsuitable to meet their requirements and only bought a small number. Undeterred, Fiat continued to develop an improved G.82 version to compete for a standard NATO jet trainer. In addition to many changes in detail, the G.82 had a longer fuselage, a Rolls-Royce-Nene engine instead of the de Havilland Goblin used in the G.80 and wing tip tanks. Five aircraft were built, but the competition was abandoned and the G.82 was not selected by NATO or the Italian Air Force. Development was eventually canceled. Plans for special versions including night fighters , reconnaissance and close air support versions were not realized, as was the G.84 , which was to be powered by an Allison J35 . The G.82 were used by the Aeronautica Militare at the flight school in Amendola for a few years before they were handed over to the “Reparto Sperimentale Volo” (flight testing institute) in Pratica di Mare in 1957 .

variants

  • G.80-1B - prototypes
  • G.80-3B - pre-production version
  • G.80-3A - Design for a ground attack aircraft
  • G.81-1B - with de Havilland Ghost engine
  • G.82-1B - Trainer for the NATO tender for a standard jet trainer
  • G.82-1A - Design for night fighters, scouts and close air support aircraft
  • G.84-1B - planned with Allison J35 engine

Military use

ItalyItaly Italy

  • Enumerated list entry

Technical specifications

Parameter Data (G.80-3B)
crew 2
length 12.90 m
span 11.80 m
height 4.03 m
Wing area 25.20 m²
Empty mass 3950 kg
Max. Takeoff mass 5850 kg
Cruising speed 750 km / h
Top speed 835 km / h
Service ceiling 12,900 m
Range 1100 km
Engines 1 × de Havilland Goblin 35 with 1500 kp thrust
Armament two 12.7 mm Browning M3 machine guns installed in the bow and
up to 200 kg external loads at two external load stations under the wings

See also

literature

  • Aerei 10/96
  • Michael JH Taylor: Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, London 1989, pp. 390-391.

Web links

Commons : Fiat G.80  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Data from Fliegerweb.com