IMAM Ro.57
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | - |
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| Type |
Fighter, Attacker |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Industrie Meccaniche
e Aeronautiche Meridionali (IMAM) |
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| Production | 50+1 |
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| Prototype first flight | 1939 |
Introduction | 1943 |
| Variants | |||
| Ro.57 | Single-seat fighter with Fiat A.74 radial engines, and two 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns. | ||
| Ro.57bis | The dive bombing variant fitted with dive brakes, two 20 mm cannon in addition to the 12.7 mm guns and a crutch for bombs up to 500 kg under the fuselage | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 8.80 m |
Empty Weight | 3497 kg |
| Wingspan | 12.50 m |
Loaded Weight | 4055 kg |
| Height | 2.90 m |
Max takeoff weight | 5000 kg |
| Wing area | 23 m² |
Wing loading | 217 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT (Ro.57) | ||||
| Main Gun | Fuselage mounted |
2 × 12.7 mm (0.500 in) Breda-SAFAT
MG |
Ammunition Carried |
2 x ? |
| Secondary Guns | - |
Ammunition Carried | - |
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| Bombs | - |
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| ARMAMENT (Ro.57bis) | |||
| Main Gun | 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannon |
2 x ? |
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| Secondary Guns | 2 × 12.7 mm (0.500 in) Breda-SAFAT MG |
Ammunition Carried | 2 x ? |
| Bombs | Up to 500 kg of bombs. |
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| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 2 ×
Fiat A.74 R.C.38 |
Type & Displacement | 2 x 14-cyl. air-cooled radial piston,
31.25 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 2 x 841 hp at 3800 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 336.4 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | ?
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(*) Max takeoff weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 501 km/h
at 7000 m |
Cruise Speed | 390 km/h |
| Landing Speed | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 7800 m, 9300 m |
| Rate of Climb | ? m/s |
Range | 1200 km |
(*) Dardo C only
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | airpages.ru | ||
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