Fiat G.46

Role: Military trainer
Manufacturer: Fiat
Designed by: Giuseppe Gabrielli
First flight: 1946
Primary user: Aeronautica Militare
Number built: ca. 220

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The Fiat G.46 was a military trainer developed in Italy shortly after World War II.

Design and development

It was a conventional, low-wing monoplane with tailwheel undercarriage, the main units of which retracted inwards. The pilot and instructor sat in tandem under a long canopy.

Testing revealed excellent flying characteristics and suitability for aerobatics, and the type was ordered into production.

Apart from the 150 ordered by the Aeronautica Militare, 70 aircraft were exported, to Austria, Argentina and Syria.

Variants

G.46B - prototype
G.46-1B - two-seater with Alfa Romeo 115bis engine
G.46-2B - two-seater with de Havilland Gipsy Queen engine
G.46-3B - two-seater with Alfa Romeo 115ter engine
G.46-4B - two-seater with Alfa Romeo 115ter engine
G.46-5B - two-seat navigation trainer (prototype only)
G.46-3A - single-seater with Alfa Romeo 115ter engine
G.46-4A - single-seater with Alfa Romeo 115ter engine

Operators

Picture - Austrian Fiat G.46

Argentina

Argentine Air Force

Austria

Austrian Air Force

Italy

Aeronautica Militare

Syria

Syrian Air Force

Specifications (G.46-4B)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1953-54

General characteristics

Crew: 2, pilot and instructor
Length: 8.48 m (27 ft 10 in)
Wingspan: 10.40 m (34 ft 1¼ in)
Height: 2.40 m (7 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 16 m² (173 ft²)
Empty weight: 1,110 kg (2,442 lb)
Gross weight: 1,410 kg (3,102 lb)
Powerplant: 1 x— Alfa Romeo 115-1ter air-cooled 6-cylinder piston engine, 168 kW (225 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 311 km/h (194 mph)
Cruising speed: 263 km/h (164 mph)
Range: 900 km (560 miles)
Service ceiling: 5,300 m (17,400 ft)
Rate of climb: 5.8 m/s (1,150 ft/min)

Bridgman, Leonard (1953). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1953-54. London: Jane's All The World's Aircraft Publishing Company.
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 389.
"File 894 Sheet 22". World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing.

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