Fiat CR.20

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CR.20
Type	Fighter
Manufacturer	Fiat
Designed by	Celestino Rosatelli
Maiden flight	June 19, 1926
Primary users	Regia Aeronautica Hungarian Air Force
Number built	c. 250 CR.20 c. 46 CR.20 Idro c. 235 CR.20bis c. 204 CR.20 Asso

The Fiat CR.20 was an Italian biplane fighter used during the 1920s and 1930s. Designed by Celestino Rosatelli, it represented an intermediate step from the early biplane CR.1 and the later, successful series CR.30-CR.32-CR.42.

For the new aircraft Rosatelli used a traditional sesquiplane configuration. The engine was a V Fiat A.20 providing 410 hp, with liquid cooling.

Major variants were the CR.20 Idro, a pontoons floatplane, and the CR.20 Asso, using a more powerful (450 hp) Isotta-Fraschini engine. CR.20bis, produced from 1930, differed from the original version only for the addition of a more advanced landing gear.

The aircraft was used in the early stages of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War in the attack role. 6 or 5 aircraft sold to Paraguay fought in the Chaco War. The CR.20s remained in service with the Regia Aeronautica in the aerobatics and training until the 1930s.

Contents 1 Variants 2 Operators 3 Specifications (CR.20) 4 See also

[edit] Variants

• CR.20 Idro : Twin-float seaplane version.
• CR.20bis : Single-seat fighter biplane, fitted with an advanced landing gear.
• CR.20bisAQ : CR.20bis aircraft fitted with the Fiat A.20AQ piston engine.
• CR.20 Asso : Single-seat fighter biplane, powered by a 450-hp (336-kW) Isotta Fraschini Asso Caccia engine.
• CR.20B : Two-seat trainer, communications aircraft. Built in small numbers.

[edit] Operators

 Austria

 Hungary

• Hungarian Air Force

 Italy

• Regia Aeronautica

Lithuania

 Paraguay

 Poland

 Spain

[edit] Specifications (CR.20)

General characteristics

• Crew: One, pilot
• Length: 7.71 m (25 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 9.80 (32 ft 2 in)
• Height: 2.79 m (9 ft 2 in)
• Wing area: 25.50 m² (274.4 ft²)
• Empty weight: 970 kg (2,134 lb)
• Loaded weight: 1,390 kg (3,058 lb)
• Powerplant: 1× Fiat A.20, 306 kW (410 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 270 km/h (145 knots, 167 mph)
• Service ceiling 8,500 m (27,880 ft)
• Endurance: 2 hrs 20 mins

Armament

• Guns: 2 × 7.7 mm machine guns

[edit] See also

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of Italy
  

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