Fiat G.50 Freccia

what is it?

The Fiat G.50 Freccia (Arrow) was an Italian fighter aircraft of the Second World War that was developed and manufactured by Fiat Aviazione. On 26 February 1937, the G.50 conducted its maiden flight. On entering service, the type was Italy's first single-seat, metal monoplane, with an enclosed cockpit and retractable undercarriage.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 470 km/htop speed
• range 445 kmwithout refuelling
• size 2,402 kgmax take-off weight
• built 833made in total

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 89 years ago, in 1937.
• 🏎️Top speed is 3.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.2× 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

1937-02-26

introduced

1938

retired

1946

status

retired

number built

833

role

fighter aircraft

makers

Fiat Aviazione

engines

1× Fiat A.74 R.C.38 / Fiat A.74 R1C.38

crew

1

length

8 m

wingspan

11 m

height

3.3 m

max take-off weight

2,402 kg

top speed

470 km/h

range

445 km

ceiling

10,700 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.