Reggiane was founded during 1904 by its parent company caproni, which was in turn owned by the aeronautical engineer giovanni battista caproni. Ct, 1a sezione black engine, catania airfield sicily november 1941. Most raised panel lines are now recessed, and a cockpit is included. A superb model of this little known italian ww ii fighter. I have taken production numbers from wikipedia and from this wikipedia page for lack of a better source. Possible additions to the italian tech tree general.
Free plans and blueprints of cars, trailers, ships, airplanes, jets, scifi and more. Free instant downloader for youtube allows you to download hd youtube videos onto your hard drive in order to view a video offline or. Ascii characters only characters found on a standard us keyboard. The type was used extensively by the regia aeronautica italian air force and the swedish air force during the first part of the second world war. Italian designed but heavily inspired by the late 1930s era american designed seversky p35 see my previous post, the reggiane re. It includes information on the 2seater version, the reggiane re 2003. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks. The reggiane re 2000 falco i was an italian all metal, lowwing monoplane developed and manufactured by aircraft company reggiane. The last evolution of this airplane should have been the re. Unfortunately for reggiane s designers, the engines were purchased by angelo ambrosini, another italian aircraft manufacturer. A significant part of the book deals with scale modelling the re2000 in 148 scale. The vertical and orizontal rudder, pilot seat and wheels, are resin copies from the pacific coast models re 2005.
The reggiane 2000 was the last of the first generation monoplane fighters to enter service with regia aeronautica, early 1941, the prototype having flown in 1939, may, 20th. There already are threads about many of these planes. There are no evidences in favour of the existence of such a project while there are a lot of them against. Paradossalmente, lunico caccia italiano veramente moderno per lepoca fu quello meno usato dalle forze aeree nazionali mentre lo fu. It was still, however, ordered by hungary and sweden and eventually taken on by the italian navy in a modified form. Most users should click in with their address ward. The reggiane re 2005 sagittario was the ultimate refinement of a series of fighters which started with the re 2000 falco i and continued with the re 2001 ariete i and re 2002 ariete ii. The 2005 was a turn round in the reggiane airplanes,an occasion offered by the avaiability of the new engine daimlerbenz db605 capable of producing 1475 hp. Il caccia re 2000 linnovazione aeronautica alle omi reggiane. Following the outbreak of the second world war, the majority of reggiane s fighter production was taken over by the regia aeronautica the italian air force.
This aircraft project was not considered as a serious alternative to other development the re. A rather manouvrable and nimble fighter plane, suffering though for being somewhat underpowered and underarmed. This slim volume covers the development and service use of this italian fighter aircraft design in italian re 2000, swedish j20 and hungarian heja service. It wouldnt be exaggerating to say that, at its rank and battle rating, the re.
It was evaluated first in guidonia and later at the rechlin airfield. Detailed description of the design, development and operational history of the reggiane re. Reggiane mechanical factory officine meccaniche reggiane spa fighters re. For someone that like me loves reggiane and reggiane aircrafts its hard to say that the only italian designed jet of wwii never existed. This was the main problem the falco ii set out to fix, now having a 1,175 hp alfa romeo inline engine a more powerful and reliable licensebuilt german db 601 rather than a 986 hp piaggio p. The project was started in the reggiane technical office at that time in clanezzo, bergamo. Easily reorder video qualities auto save video to photo album. Download deze app in microsoft store voor windows 10, windows 10 mobile, windows 10 team surface hub, hololens. The reggiane re 2005 sagittario was the ultimate refinement of a series of italian fighters which started with the re 2000 falco i and continued with the re 2001 ariete i and re 2002 ariete ii. The 70 reggiane re2000s delivered from italy were modified with hungarian equipment and fitted with hungarianbuilt manfred weiss wm k14 engines.
Check the link below for the best deals on steam titles. The well known events of autumn 1943 compelled reggiane to build a single prototype, used only for static trials. You can only download videos in the youtube mobile apps. The falco, originally discovered in april 2012, was about twenty feet deep and. This lightly built and highly maneuverable interceptorfighter, similar to the seversky p35, flew for the first time in 1939.
Designed by roberto longhi and antonio alessio in 1938, the re 2000 falco i falcon was buily by reggiane sa, a subsidiary of the caproni group. Once received, youll be able to instantly download a pdf of your item and read it on your computer screen. The re 2000 fighter was developed by the reggiane company, a division of the large caproni organization, in the late thirties as a competitor for the fiat g. After just three days of planning in the afternoon of wednesday, december 4, 20, the company micoperi proceeded to recover the wreckage of the fighter of the regia aeronautica reggiane re. The reggiane 2000 was a modern aircraft constructed entirely of metal under the general direction of the ing. Aesthetically it was very similar to the 2005, with only few aerodynamic adjustments due to the new engine. I built this kit straight from the box, only rebuilding the propellers blades and adding rivets. Following longhis experiences in the united states he began design of this stellar aircraft.
The project started in 1944, imagining the postwar commercial scenario. Get free instant downloader for youtube microsoft store. May 21, 2017 this is a list possible future additions to the italian tech tree with a few notes on each, compiled by me and other users in the thread. These drawings were speculative reconstructions derived from a reggiane engineers description. It was lengthened to make space for a second crew member, the observer, who sat behind the pilot under a single long canopy. World war ii aircraft fighters for android apk download. The feasibility studies were carried out by the designers until the end of the conflict, so for. Throughout the companys existence, it was involved in numerous industrial activities, such as railways, agriculture, aeronautics, and processing machinery. Archer, sagittarius was an italian monoplane fighter and fighterbomber produced for the regia aeronautica during the later years of world war ii. The operation was carried out for free by the company micoperi the same company which has completed he straightening of the cruise ship costa concordia. The designers obviously were inspired by the seversky p35, as the re 2000 was nearly identical in many respects.
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