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G.91Y
Type	Fighter-bomber
Manufacturer	Fiat Aviazione Aeritalia
Primary user	Italian Air Force
Developed from	Fiat G.91

The Aeritalia G.91Y, nicknamed Gina, was an Italian fighter aircraft

that was intended to serve as standard equipment for NATO air forces in the 1960s. It was eventually only adopted by three - the Italian Air Force, West Germany's Luftwaffe, and the Portuguese Air Force - but enjoyed a long service life that extended over 35 years. It was widely used by Portugal in the Portuguese Colonial War in Africa.

1 Design and development
2 Variants
- 2.1 G.91Y
3 Operators
4 Specifications (G.91R)
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Design and development

[edit] Variants

[edit] G.91Y

An additional 67 aircraft built by Aeritalia were significantly uprated from earlier versions. These aircraft, designated G.91Y replaced the original Bristol-Siddeley Orpheus engine with two General Electric J85 units.^[1]The G.91Y first flew on 12 December 1966^[2] and displayed a vast improvement in speed, range, payload, and maneuverability. It increased maximum speed to 600 kt (1,110 km/h, 690 mph, Mach 0.91). The machine guns were replaced by a pair of DEFA 552 30mm cannon with 125 rounds per gun. All the aircraft built served with the Italian Air Force.

[edit] Operators

Italy

Italian Air Force

[edit] Specifications (G.91R)

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 10.3 m (33 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 8.56 m (28 ft 1 in)
Height: 4.0 m (13 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 16.4 m² (177 ft²)
Empty weight: 3,100 kg (6,830 lb)
Loaded weight: 5,440 kg (11,990 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 5,500 kg (12,100 lb)
Powerplant: 1× Bristol-Siddeley Orpheus 803 turbojet, 22.2 kN (5,000 lbf)

Performance

Maximum speed: 1,075 km/h (580 knots, 668 mph)
Range: 1,150 km (621 NM, 715 miles)
Service ceiling 13,100 m (43,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 30 m/s (6,000 ft/min)
Wing loading: 331 kg/m² (67.8 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 0.42

Armament

Guns: 4× 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 Browning machine guns
500 kg (1,100 lb) of bombs, rockets, fuel tanks or gunpods on four underwing hardpoints (R/1), 680 kg (R/3, R/4), 1814 kg (Y)

[edit] See also

Related development

Fiat G.91

Comparable aircraft

Related lists

List of fighter aircraft

[edit] References

Notes

^ Taylor 1969, p. 216.
^ Niccoli 2002, p. 178.

Bibliography

Crosby, Francis. "Fiat/Aeritalia G91." Fighter Aircraft. London: Lorenz Books, 2002. ISBN 0-7548-0990-0.
Green, William. The World's Fighting Planes. London: Macdonald, 1964.
Niccoli, Riccado. "Fiat G.91, NATO's Lightweight Fighter." International Air Power Review. Volume 7, Winter 2002.
Taylor, John W. R. "Fiat G.91". Combat Aircraft of the World from 1909 to the Present. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969. ISBN 0-425-03633-2.

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