Fighters1937 fighter aircraft
Ro.51
The IMAM Ro.51 was an Italian fighter aircraft that first flew in 1937. It was designed for the 1936 new fighter contest for the Regia Aeronautica, with practically all the Italian aircraft builders involved.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Meridionali
- Category
- Fighters
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 220 kt
- Max speed
- 264 kt
- Range
- 650 nm
- Service ceiling
- 29,530 ft
- Rate of climb
- 740 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 4,620 lb
- Empty weight
- 3,674 lb
- Powerplant
- Fiat A.74 R.C.38
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 24.5 ft
- Wingspan
- 32.1 ft
- Height
- 8.9 ft
- Number built
- 2
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.