"CR" designation derived from designer Celestino Rosatelli’s initials

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The "CR" designation refers to a series of Italian Fiat military aircraft designed by engineer Celestino Rosatelli, whose initials the code represents.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aeronautical engineer
aircraft designation system
fighter aircraft
aircraftDesignation CR
appliesTo Fiat CR.1
Fiat CR.20
Fiat CR.25
Fiat CR.30
Fiat CR.32
Fiat CR.32bis
linked to: Fiat CR.32

Fiat CR.32quater
linked to: Fiat CR.32

Fiat CR.32ter
linked to: Fiat CR.32

Fiat CR.42 Falco
associatedEngineer Celestino Rosatelli
countryOfCitizenship Italy
countryOfOrigin Italy
designationPattern letters followed by numeric model number
designed Fiat CR.1
Fiat CR.20
Fiat CR.30
Fiat CR.32
Fiat CR.42 Falco
employer Fiat Aviazione
era early 20th century aviation
fieldOfWork aircraft design
languageOfAcronym Italian
manufacturer Fiat Aviazione
namedAfter Celestino Rosatelli
notableExample Fiat CR.32
Fiat CR.42 Falco
relatedTo Italian military aircraft designation systems
sector military aviation
standsFor Celestino Rosatelli
usedBy Fiat
Regia Aeronautica
usedByBranch Italian Air Force
usedFor biplane fighters
fighter aircraft
military aircraft
usedInPeriod World War II era
interwar period

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Fiat CR series namingScheme "CR" designation derived from designer Celestino Rosatelli’s initials