Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario

what is it?

The Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario (English: Archer, Sagittarius) was a monoplane fighter and fighter-bomber designed and produced by the Italian aircraft manufacturer Reggiane. It was principally operated by the Regia Aeronautica during the later years of the Second World War, being the last of the Reggiane aircraft line to enter service during the conflict. Along with the Macchi C.205 Veltro and Fiat G.55 Centauro, the Re.2005 was one of the three Serie 5 Italian fighters.

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

base stats

• speed 628 km/htop speed
• range 980 kmwithout refuelling
• size 3,610 kgmax take-off weight
• built 48made 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 84 years ago, in 1942.
• 🏎️Top speed is 4.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11 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

1942-05-09

introduced

1943

retired

1945

status

retired

number built

48

role

fighter

makers

Reggiane

engines

1× Fiat RA.1050 R.C.58 Tifone / Fiat 1050 RC.58I

crew

1

length

8.7 m

wingspan

11 m

height

3.2 m

max take-off weight

3,610 kg

top speed

628 km/h

cruise speed

515 km/h

range

980 km

ceiling

11,500 m

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