Fiat G-46
The Fiat G.46 was Fiat's first all-new aircraft design after the Second World War, a tandem two-seat trainer built around a compact Alfa Romeo piston engine and first flown in June 1947. Excellent handling and strong aerobatic manners made it Italy's standard intermediate military trainer through the 1950s, with 141 serving the Italian Air Force between 1949 and 1960. Beyond Italy, seventy more were exported to Austria, Argentina and Syria, giving the type an international footprint unusual for a purely domestic post-war design. Production ran from 1947 to 1959, spanning Italy's transition from wartime industry back to peacetime aviation manufacturing.
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Fiat's first entirely new post-war design, a docile tandem trainer whose aerobatic manners made it Italy's standard intermediate trainer through the 1950s.
Specifications
| Length | 8.4 m (28 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 10.4 m (34 ft) |
| Height | 2.4 m (8 ft) |
| Persons on board | 2 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 1.4 t |
| Range | 270 NM (500 km) |
| Service ceiling | 20,000 ft (6,096 m) |
| Rate of climb | 350 ft/min (1.8 m/s) |
| Units built | 223 |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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