Piaggio P. 119
| Piaggio P. 119 | |
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| Type: | Fighter plane |
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| First flight: |
December 19, 1942 |
| Number of pieces: |
1 |
The Piaggio P.119 was a single-seat fighter aircraft that was developed by Piaggio in Italy .
development
Giovanni Casiraghi, chief designer at Piaggio, began designing the machine in 1939. He investigated a number of anticipated problems with the Piaggio P.118 . The P.119, flown for the first time on December 19, 1942 at the works airport in d'Albegna , was a single-seater low-wing aircraft that was completely made of metal with a very slim fuselage. The Piaggio P.XV engine , a two-row radial engine, was installed in the fuselage behind the closed cockpit; the propeller was driven by a remote shaft. This design was very similar to the American Bell P-39 . The air inlet was located under the fuselage just before the wing approach. Casiraghi placed great emphasis on a number of advanced features, such as minimizing the number of components in order to achieve easy production. The tank capacity was greater than that of other fighters of the time. The planned armament was four bow-mounted 12.7 mm machine guns and one 20 mm cannon.
The P.119 was to belong to the 5 series of modern Italian fighter aircraft such as the Macchi MC.205 , Fiat G.55 and Reggiane Re.2005 . But since it was finished a little later, there was no more evaluation by the Regia Aeronautica .
A speed of 640 km / h was reached during test flights. However, the engine caused strong vibrations with the extended shaft, which could not be eliminated. After a minor landing accident on August 2, 1943, the project was therefore abandoned.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| length | 9.7 m |
| span | 13.0 m |
| height | 2.9 m |
| Empty mass | 2,438 kg |
| Takeoff mass | 4,091 kg |
| Top speed | 640 km / h |
| Range | 1,500 km |
| Service ceiling | 12,603 m |
| Engine | 1 × Piaggio P.XV with 1,650 PS (1,214 kW) |
| Armament | 4 × 12.7 mm MG Breda SAFAT, 1 × 20 mm MK Breda SAFAT |
See also
literature
- Aero magazine, German edition, issue 128, Marshall Cavendish International Ltd, London 1985, p. 3577.
- W. Green, G. Swanborough: The Complete Book of Fighters. Smithmark, 1974, ISBN 0-8317-3939-8 , p. 471.
- Alessandro Gigli-Cervi: I caccia con motore centrale Aerei nella Storia magazine. Westward editions, Parma 2000.
