Re.2001
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Falco II, Ariete
I |
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| Type |
Fighter, Fighter-Bomber |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Reggiane |
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| Production | 237 |
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| Prototype first flight | July 1940 |
Introduction | 1941 |
| Variants | |||
| Re.2001 | Prototypes, two built. Second prototype had three-spar wing, modified canopy and fixed tailwheel. First flight on May 1940 | ||
| Re.2001 Serie I | First production series operated as fighter-bomber and carrier trainer; also used for land-based catapult tests, 100 built. | ||
| Re.2001 CB | Modified fighter-bomber produced from 1942, to carry 100 or 250 kg bomb under the fuselage for the attack role. | ||
| Re.2001 OR Serie II | Proposed ship-borne fighter version for the carrier Aquila, 50 built. First addition of wing-mounted machine guns to development and optional cannon, able to carry a 600 kg torpedo or bomb as standard. | ||
| Re.2001 CN Serie III & IV | Night fighter and fighter-bomber version, 74 built. Optional bombload of up to 640 kg or additional fuel tank on Serie IV. Two 20 mm Mauser MG 151/20 cannon (60 rounds each) were fitted in two gondolas, one under each wing. | ||
| Re.2001 G/H | Experimental torpedo- (carrying a 600 kg torpedo) fighter or anti-tank version with lengthened tailwheel and two 20 mm cannons, two built. | ||
| Re.2001 G/V | Modified fighter-bomber, with reinforced fuselage structure to carry a single 640 kg bomb with 120 kg HE, derived from a 381 mm shell (made for the Littorio-class battleships). A small number of the variant was built; two G/Vs took part in Operation Pedestal but this was the sole use of the variant. | ||
| Re.2001 Delta | Prototype version powered by 840 hp Isotta Fraschini Delta RC 16/48 engine, one built- first flight: 12 September 1942. After tests when a top speed of only 478 km/h at 5760 m was reached, the Regia Aeronautica cancelled the 100 variants on order. | ||
| Re.2001bis | Prototype (MM.438) version with repositioned radiators, one built; although flight trials were successful, proving to be the fastest of the Re.2001 variants, it was converted back to a standard Re.2001. | ||
| Others | Other variants were considered including a design for a dedicated anti-tank fighter (armed with 20 mm guns and anti-tank bomblets) and the Re.2001 Fotografico, a photo-reconnaissance version, although some standard Re.2001s were later modified for this role. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 8.36 m |
Empty Weight | 2495 kg |
| Wingspan | 11 m |
Loaded Weight | 3280 kg |
| Height | 3.15 m |
Max takeoff weight | 3710 kg |
| Wing area | 20.4 m² |
Wing loading | 160.78 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Main Gun | Upper
Cowling |
2 × 12.7 mm (.5 in) Breda-SAFAT
MG |
Ammunition Carried |
2 x 350 |
| Secondary Guns | Wings |
2 x 7.7 mm Breda-SAFAT |
Ammunition Carried | 2 x 600 |
| Bombs | 1 x 250 kg bomb |
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| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 ×
Alfa Romeo R.A.1000 R.C.41-I Monsone * |
Type & Displacement | V-12 inverted liquid-cooled piston
, 33.9 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 1159 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 353.35 hp / ton ** |
| Fuel Capacity | 544 L
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(*) license-built Daimler-Benz DB 601Aa, (**) with the loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 542 km/h |
Cruise Speed | 469 km/h |
| Stall Speed * | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 11000 m |
| Rate of Climb | 13 m/s |
Range | 1100 km |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | hystoryofwar.org | - |
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