G.56
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Centauro |
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| Type |
Fighter |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Fiat
aviation company |
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| Production | 2 |
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| Prototype first flight | March 1944 |
Introduction | - |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 9.56 m |
Empty Weight | 2900 kg |
| Wingspan | 11.85 m |
Loaded Weight | ? kg |
| Height | 3.13 m (without the antenna mast) |
Max takeoff weight | 3854 kg |
| Wing area | 21.11 m² |
Wing loading | 154.0 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Main Gun | Engine-mounted |
1 × 20 mm MG 151/20 |
Ammunition Carried |
1 x 250 |
Wings |
2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 |
2 x 200 |
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| Secondary Guns | - |
Ammunition Carried | - |
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| Bombs | Provision for 2 × 160 kg
bombs on underwing racks |
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| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 ×
Daimler-Benz DB 603A |
Type & Displacement | liquid-cooled inverted
V-12, 44.52 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 1750 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 454.07 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 360 liters
plus provision for two 100 liters drop tanks under wing, total 560
liters
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(*) with the maximum takeoff weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 685 km/h
at 7000m |
Cruise Speed | 560 km/h at optimum
altitude |
| Stall Speed * | 165 km/h |
Service Ceiling | 12750 m |
| Rate of Climb | 5 min 50 sec at 6000 m |
Range | 1200 km, 1650 km (maximum) |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
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