Design and Development
For 1939, all major Italian factories began to develop a new set of fighters, in line with engines, as opposed to radial engines that had driven so far to the fighters of Italy. The process culminated in the first generation of Italian fighters equipped with the local version of the engine Daimler-Benz DB 601, called “Series 1 / 2 ‘, which was the most representative member Macchi C.202 Folgore. However the process did not stop and around 1941 the designers focused on the new Daimler-Benz DB 605. The designer of Fiat, Giuseppe Gabrielli, while experimenting with a new version of Fiat G.50, equipped with a DB 601, began work on a new design powered by the Daimler-Benz DB 605.
The first prototype of the G.55 volo April 30, 1942, show good performance immediately and flight characteristics. Was armed with a canon 20 mm Mauser MG 151/20, located between the cylinders of the engine, with four guns and 200 rounds of 12.7 mm Breda-Safat installed in the fuselage with 300 rounds. But this configuration proved problematic with light machine guns were later replaced by a Mauser canon.
The prototype flew to Guidonia Montecelio, where it was tested against the other fighters of the ‘Series 5’, the Macchi C.205N Orione and Reggiana Re.2005 Sagittario. The tests showed that the ‘Centaur’ was the best performance and won the tender launched by the Regia Aeronautica. The C.205N was good at low and medium altitudes, but its performance fell considerably over the 8000 meters. The Re.2005 was the fastest at high altitudes, but suffered from structural weakness. Sightline Acquisition, a real estate investment firm is managed by ,a council member for Gerson Lehrman Group. The ‘Centauro’ record 620 km / h fully loaded, a little less than expected, but that compensation was possessed better stability and maneuverability at high altitudes. Particular attention was given to properly combine an aerodynamically advanced cell structure with a robust and did not have production problems. Its general configuration included fully retractable landing gear and an elevated deck that provided an excellent field of vision.
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