Fiat G.55 Centuro 86″ Wingspan

Designer:  Paul Byrum

Scale:

Wingspan:   86  in.

Length:   73.5 in.

Wing Area:   1118  sq. in.

Weight:

Power Required:    1.8 – 3.2 cu. in. (glow)  Electric retracts  6 Channel

Introduced mid 1943 to upgrade the Italian air force. Considered by many, the best Italian Fighter of WWII. Late in the war in northern Italy, a squadron of G55 Centuro’s encountered P-47, Spitfires, Mustangs, and P-38 Lightnings and proved to be a tough adversary. The pilots liked them but two few were produced and too late in the war.