type of aircraft
IMAM Ro.57
The IMAM Ro.57 was an Italian twin-engined, single-seat monoplane fighter of the Regia Aeronautica. Based on a 1939 design by Giovanni Galasso the aircraft did not enter production until 1943. Two hundred aircraft were ordered, but only 50–75 were produced in two versions, one flown as an interceptor, the other in the role of a ground attack aircraft.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Meridionali
- First flight
- 1939-01-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 190 kt
- Max speed
- 252 kt
- Range
- 500 nm
- Service ceiling
- 29,040 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 11,001 lb
- Empty weight
- 7,694 lb
- Powerplant
- 2 × Fiat A.74 R.C.38
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 29 ft
- Wingspan
- 41 ft
- Height
- 10 ft
- Number built
- 51
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.