Macchi C.205 Veltro
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The Macchi C.205 Veltro was a World War II Italian single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its agility and performance, considered one of Italy’s best fighters of the era.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Macchi C.205 | 1 |
| Macchi C.205N Orione | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II aircraft
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fighter aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ single-seat aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
fighter
ⓘ
interceptor ⓘ |
| airForceDesignation | C.205 ⓘ |
| armament |
2 × 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns
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2 × 20 mm MG 151 cannon ⓘ bombs on underwing racks ⓘ |
| category |
Aeronautica Macchi
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surface form:
Macchi aircraft
World War II Italian fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designer | Mario Castoldi ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Macchi C.202 Folgore ⓘ |
| engineOrigin | license-built Daimler-Benz DB 605 ⓘ |
| engineType | liquid-cooled V-12 piston engine ⓘ |
| era | World War II era ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1942-04-19 ⓘ |
| fuselageConstruction | metal monocoque ⓘ |
| introduced | 1943 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Aeronautica Macchi ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 640 km/h ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian ⓘ |
| nickname | Veltro ⓘ |
| nicknameMeaning | Greyhound ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
considered one of the best Italian fighters of World War II
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high agility ⓘ high performance at medium and low altitude ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | approximately 260 ⓘ |
| powerplant | Fiat RA.1050 RC.58 Tifone ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
National Republican Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana
Aeronautica Militare ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Air Force
Regia Aeronautica ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1942–1944 ⓘ |
| propulsion | single-engine tractor configuration ⓘ |
| range | approximately 1060 km ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 11500 m ⓘ |
| successor |
Macchi C.205 Veltro
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Macchi C.205N Orione
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| undercarriage | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| usedAfterWar | postwar service in Italian Air Force ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Luftwaffe
ⓘ
Egyptian Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Egyptian Air Force
|
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| usedInTheater |
Italian front of World War II
ⓘ
Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
|
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| wingConstruction | all-metal ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Macchi C.205N Orione
this entity surface form:
Macchi C.205