Fiat G.2
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The Fiat G.2 was an Italian
three-engine six-passenger monoplane
transport aircraft designed by Giuseppe Gabrielli
and built by Fiat
.
was not retractable, and its mainwheels were covered by spats. The tailwheel (not a tailskid) was castering (free-pivoting).
The aircraft was powered by three Fiat A.60 inline piston engines, with one mounted on the fuselage
nose and the other two in wing-mounted nacelle
s. Variants were also produced with other engine installations. The enclosed cabin had space for six passengers.
The prototype
first flew in 1932.
Although the G.2 represented a promising design, it failed to sell and only operated a limited service between Turin and Milan by the ALI airline.
G.2/2
G.2/3
G.2.4
Brazil
Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
three-engine six-passenger monoplane
Monoplane
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with one main set of wing surfaces, in contrast to a biplane or triplane. Since the late 1930s it has been the most common form for a fixed wing aircraft.-Types of monoplane:...
transport aircraft designed by Giuseppe Gabrielli
Giuseppe Gabrielli
Giuseppe Gabrielli was an Italian aeronautics engineer. He is famous as designer of numerous Italian military aircraft, including the FIAT G.50 and G.55 World War II fighters....
and built by Fiat
Fiat
FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli...
.
Development
The G.2 was an important step for the Fiat company as their first low-wing cantilever monoplane. The structure was all-metal, with fabric-covered control surfaces. The wide-track tailwheel undercarriageConventional landing gear
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was not retractable, and its mainwheels were covered by spats. The tailwheel (not a tailskid) was castering (free-pivoting).
The aircraft was powered by three Fiat A.60 inline piston engines, with one mounted on the fuselage
Fuselage
The fuselage is an aircraft's main body section that holds crew and passengers or cargo. In single-engine aircraft it will usually contain an engine, although in some amphibious aircraft the single engine is mounted on a pylon attached to the fuselage which in turn is used as a floating hull...
nose and the other two in wing-mounted nacelle
Nacelle
The nacelle is a cover housing that holds engines, fuel, or equipment on an aircraft. In some cases—for instance in the typical "Farman" type "pusher" aircraft, or the World War II-era P-38 Lightning—an aircraft's cockpit may also be housed in a nacelle, which essentially fills the...
s. Variants were also produced with other engine installations. The enclosed cabin had space for six passengers.
The prototype
Prototype
A prototype is an early sample or model built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from.The word prototype derives from the Greek πρωτότυπον , "primitive form", neutral of πρωτότυπος , "original, primitive", from πρῶτος , "first" and τύπος ,...
first flew in 1932.
Although the G.2 represented a promising design, it failed to sell and only operated a limited service between Turin and Milan by the ALI airline.
Variants
G.2- Variant powered by three 101 kW (135 hp) Fiat A.60 inline piston engines.
G.2/2
- Variant powered by three Alfa Romeo 110-1 engines.
G.2/3
- Variant powered by three 89 kW (120 hp) de Havilland Gipsy Major engines.
G.2.4
- Variant powered by three Fiat A.54Fiat A.54-References:*...
radial engineRadial engineThe radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders point outward from a central crankshaft like the spokes on a wheel...
s.
Operators
Brazil
- Aerovias Minas GeraisAerovias Minas GeraisAerovias S/A Minas Gerais was a Brazilian airline founded in 1944. It went bankrupt in 1949.-History:Aerovias Minas Gerais was founded on February 7, 1944 and flights started in 1945. The airline was grounded on November 23, 1949 and went bankrupt.-Fleet:...
- VarigVarigVARIG was the first airline founded in Brazil, in 1927. From 1965 until 1990 it was Brazil's leading and almost only international airline...
Italy
- ALI