MC.200 (Serie XXI)
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | C.200, Saetta
(Lightning) |
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| Type |
Fighter |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Aeronautica Macchi |
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| Production | 1151 + 2 Prototypes |
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| Prototype first flight | 24 December 1937 |
Introduction | 1939 |
| Variants | |||
| MC.200 (Prototypes) | Two prototypes fitted with the 623 kW (840 hp) Fiat a.74 RC 38 radial piston engine. | ||
| MC.200 | Single-seat interceptor fighter, fighter-bomber aircraft. Production version. | ||
| MC.200bis | Breda-proposed modification with a Piaggio P.XIX R.C.45 engine producing 1180 hp at 4500 m. Converted from an early production C.200: first flight 11 April 1942. The aircraft was then fitted with a larger propeller and a revised engine cowling. Top speed in trials was 535 km/h. It did not enter production as the C.200 had been replaced by more advanced designs. | ||
| MC.200AS | Adapted version to North African Campaign. | ||
| MC.200CB | Fighter-bomber version with 320 kg of bombs or two external fuel tanks (fighter escort). | ||
| MC.201 | For a C.200 replacement, Aermacchi proposed the C.201, with a revised fuselage, an engine Isotta Fraschini Astro A.140RC.40 (license variant of the French Gnome-et-Rhone GR.14Krs Mistral Masjor) with 870hp. But later the choice was for the Fiat A.76 R.C.40 engine with 1000 hp. The prototype was cancelled after Fiat abandoned the troublesome A.76 engine. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Empty Weight | 1964 kg |
Loaded Weight | 2200 kg |
| Max takeoff weight | 2395 kg |
Length | 8.25 m |
| Wingspan | 10.58 m |
Wing area | 16.82 m² |
| Height | 3.05 m |
Wing loading | 131.7 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Main Gun | 2 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Breda-SAFAT
MG * |
Ammunition Carried |
2 x 370 |
| Secondary Guns | 2 x 7.7 mm Breda-SAFAT MG ** |
Ammunition Carried | 2 x 500 |
| Bombs | Some aircraft were field-modified
to carry up to 8× 15 kg or 2× 50, 100, or 150 kg bombs
under the wings |
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(*) synchronized in upper nose, (**) wings (later production)
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 ×
Fiat A.74 RC38 |
Type & Displacement | 14-cylinder air-cooled
radial , 31.25 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 870 hp at 2520 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 394.4 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | Up to 313
liters, either 1 × 150 liters flush-fitting ventral tank,
or 2 × 150 or 100 liters drop tanks
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(*) with the loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 504 km/h
at 4500 m |
Cruise Speed | 415 km/h at optimum
altitude |
| Stall Speed * | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 8900 m |
| Rate of Climb | 15.3 m/s |
Range | 570 km typical, 870 km (maximum) |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | WW2 Warbirds | - |
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