Re.2000
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Falco |
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| Type |
Fighter |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Reggiane |
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| Production | 186 + license built |
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| Prototype first flight | 24 May 1939 |
Introduction | 1940 |
| Variants | |||
| Re.2000 | Initial prototype, one built. | ||
| Re.2000 Serie I | Production model, 157 built. Serie I had modified windshield and slight equipment changes. | ||
| Re.2000 Serie II | Ship-borne version, 10 built. Serie II had a 1025 hp Piaggio P.XIbis engine and arrester gear. | ||
| Re.2000 (GA) Serie III | Long-range fighter, 12 built. Serie III had redesigned cockpit, increased fuel capacity and option of a 170 l auxiliary fuel tank or a dispenser of 222 kg bomblets. | ||
| Re.2000 Catapultabile | Re 2000 aircraft modified for catapult launch from Regia Marina ships. On the day of the armistice, 8 September 1943, 6 Re 2000 "Catapultabile " were in service, with two on the battleship Roma and one each on the Vittorio Veneto and Italia (formerly the Littorio). | ||
| Re.2000bis | Equipped with the more powerful P XI bis radial engine, was only manufactured in small numbers. Reportedly, by August 1941, only nine examples had been delivered to the newly formed 377a Squadron. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 7.99 m |
Empty Weight | 2090 kg |
| Wingspan | 11 m |
Loaded Weight | 2839 kg |
| Height | 3.2 m |
Max takeoff weight | 3160 kg |
| Wing area | 20.4 m² |
Wing loading | ? kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Main Gun | Upper
Cowling |
2 × 12.7 mm (.5 in) Breda-SAFAT
MG |
Ammunition Carried |
2 x 300 |
| Secondary Guns | - |
Ammunition Carried | - |
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| Bombs | 220 kg of bombs or Nardi dispenser
capable of housing 88x 2 kg incendiary bomblets |
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| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 ×
Piaggio P.XI R.C.40 |
Type & Displacement | 14-cylinder air-cooled radial,
38.673 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 986 hp at 4000 m |
Power/Weight Ratio | 347.31 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 640 L + 340
L additional fuel tanks (GA)
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(*) with the loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 530 km/h |
Cruise Speed | 440 km/h |
| Stall Speed * | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 11200 m |
| Rate of Climb | 11 m/s |
Range | 545 km, 1100 km (GA) |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | fandavion.free.fr | ||
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