Fiat G.91

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The Fiat G.91 is an Italian jet-powered light fighter and reconnaissance aircraft developed in the 1950s, widely used by NATO air forces during the Cold War.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Fiat G.91 canonical 3
Fiat G.91R 2
Fiat G.91T 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jet-powered light fighter aircraft
military aircraft
reconnaissance aircraft
allianceService NATO
armament bombs
cannons (on some variants)
machine guns
unguided rockets
category subsonic jet aircraft
configuration single-engine
countryOfOrigin Italy
crew 1
designedFor NATO light weight strike fighter competition
developedBy Giuseppe Gabrielli NERFINISHED
developedInDecade 1950s
engineType turbojet
enteredServiceWith Italian Air Force
era Cold War
firstFlight 1956-08-09
introduced 1958
manufacturer Fiat Aviazione
namedAfterDesignerInitials G. for Gabrielli
natoCodeName Gina
notableFeature compact airframe optimized for rough-field operations
powerplant Bristol Siddeley Orpheus turbojet
primaryRole ground-attack aircraft
light fighter
tactical reconnaissance
roleOfVariant Fiat G.91R reconnaissance
roleOfVariant Fiat G.91T two-seat trainer
roleOfVariant Fiat G.91Y upgraded attack version
status retired from frontline service
tailConfiguration conventional tail
undercarriage tricycle landing gear
usedBy Greek Air Force (evaluation)
linked to: Hellenic Air Force

Italian Air Force
Luftwaffe
Portuguese Air Force
United States Air Force (evaluation)
usedFor close air support
pilot training (trainer variants)
tactical reconnaissance
usedInConflict Portuguese Colonial War
variant Fiat G.91R
linked to: Fiat G.91

Fiat G.91T
linked to: Fiat G.91

Fiat G.91Y
linked to: Fiat G.91
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane
won NATO light weight strike fighter competition

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Fiat G.91 PAN basedOn Fiat G.91
Bristol Orpheus usedIn Fiat G.91
Bristol Orpheus poweredFirstFlightOf Fiat G.91 prototype
linked to: Fiat G.91
Fiat G.91 variant Fiat G.91R
linked to: Fiat G.91
Fiat G.91 variant Fiat G.91T
linked to: Fiat G.91
Fiat G.91 variant Fiat G.91Y
linked to: Fiat G.91
Fiat G.91 variant Fiat G.91R
linked to: Fiat G.91
Fiat G.91 variant Fiat G.91T
linked to: Fiat G.91
Fiat G.91 variant Fiat G.91Y
linked to: Fiat G.91
Bristol Siddeley Orpheus usedIn Fiat G.91