Fiat G.59

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The Fiat G.59 is an Italian post–World War II trainer and fighter aircraft developed from the wartime Fiat G.55 and powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine.

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instanceOf fighter aircraft
trainer aircraft
aircraftCategory propeller-driven aircraft
aircraftDesigner Giuseppe Gabrielli
aircraftFamily Fiat G.55 series
linked to: Fiat G.55
aircraftType single-seat fighter (early versions)
two-seat trainer (later versions)
armament cannon
machine guns
basedOn Fiat G.55 airframe
cockpit enclosed cockpit
cockpitType tandem cockpit
configuration low-wing monoplane
single-engine
countryOfOrigin Italy
crew 2
designPeriod 1940s
developedFrom Fiat G.55
engineConfiguration liquid-cooled V-12
engineManufacturer Rolls-Royce
linked to: Rolls-Royce plc
era post–World War II
firstFlight 1947
fuselageMaterial all-metal construction
introduced late 1940s
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear
manufacturer Fiat
notableFeature adaptation of British engine to Italian airframe
numberBuilt approximately 188
operatorType air forces
poweredBy Rolls-Royce Merlin engine
linked to: Rolls-Royce Merlin
primaryUser Italian Air Force
productionStatus out of service
propeller three-bladed constant-speed propeller
propulsionType piston engine
retired 1960s
role advanced trainer
fighter
serviceEntry around 1950
successorTo Fiat G.55 in postwar service
usedBy Argentine Air Force
Italian Air Force
Syrian Air Force
usedFor fighter operations
pilot training
usedIn Mediterranean region
linked to: Mediterranean Basin
usedInConflict Suez Crisis
wingType cantilever low wing

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Giuseppe Gabrielli designed Fiat G.59
Fiat G.55 successor Fiat G.59
Fiat G.55 Centauro successorVariant Fiat G.59
subject linked to: Centauro