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Macchi C.205 Veltro
Kingdom of Italy ·first flew 1942· fighter
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7 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Macchi 205 Vigna di Valle: Oren Rozen· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. M.C.205V: Ciro· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Macchi C.205 German: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 4. 1986 Macchi Veltro at Sion Air Show: Anidaat· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Macchi M.C.205 mm92289: Anonimo· Public domain
- 6. Macchi MC-205V Veltro, Italy - Air Force JP6942435: Aldo Bidini· GFDL 1.2
- 7. Seggiolino corazzato Macchi MC.205, Museo dell'aria e dello spazio (San Pelagio, Due Carrare): Threecharlie· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Macchi C.205 Veltro (Italian: Greyhound) (also known as MC.205) was a Second World War-era fighter aircraft designed and produced by the Italian aircraft manufacturer Aeronautica Macchi. Along with the Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario and Fiat G.55 Centauro, the Macchi C.205 was one of the three "Serie 5" Italian fighters built around the powerful German-sourced Daimler-Benz DB 605 engine. The C.205 was a development of the earlier C.202 Folgore, work on which commenced in 1941.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · low wing · 10.6 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 84 years ago, in 1942.
- Top speed is 4.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 10.6 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Can fly 1.3× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1942-04-19
- introduced
- 1943
- retired
- 1947
- status
- retired
- number built
- 302
- role
- fighter
- origin
- Kingdom of Italy
- makers
- Alenia Aermacchi
- engines
- 1× Fiat RA.1050 R.C.58 Tifone / Daimler-Benz DB 605
- crew
- 1
- length
- 8.9 m
- wingspan
- 10.6 m
- height
- 3 m
- max take-off weight
- 3,900 kg
- top speed
- 642 km/h
- cruise speed
- 400 km/h
- range
- 950 km
- ceiling
- 11,500 m
- wings
- low wing
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5688, Wikipedia: Macchi C.205 Veltro (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.