Reggiane Re.2001 Falco II

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World War II aircraft fighter aircraft single-seat fighter

The Reggiane Re.2001 Falco II was an Italian World War II single-seat fighter aircraft known for its maneuverability and service with Italy’s air force.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II aircraft → fighter aircraft → single-seat fighter →
airForce	Italian Royal Air Force →
airframeType	low-wing monoplane →
armament	2 × 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns → 2 × 7.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns →
armamentOption	20 mm cannon in some variants →
bombLoad	up to 640 kg of bombs →
cockpit	single-seat →
countryOfOrigin	Kingdom of Italy →
derivedFrom	Reggiane Re.2000 Falco I →
designer	Roberto Longhi →
engine	Alfa Romeo RA.1000 RC.41-I Monsone →
engineLicenseBasedOn	Daimler-Benz DB 601 →
engineType	liquid-cooled inline piston engine →
firstFlight	1940 →
fuselageConstruction	metal monocoque →
introduced	1941 →
manufacturer	Officine Meccaniche Reggiane →
maxSpeed	approximately 335 mph → approximately 540 km/h →
natoName	Falco II →
notableCharacteristic	good handling at low altitude → good maneuverability →
numberBuilt	about 252 →
operationalUse	fighter escort missions → ground-attack missions → naval operations over the Mediterranean →
predecessor	Reggiane Re.2000 Falco I →
primaryUser	Regia Aeronautica →
role	carrier-capable fighter → fighter → fighter-bomber →
serviceEntry	early 1940s →
successor	Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario →
theatreOfOperations	Italian mainland defense → Mediterranean theatre →
undercarriage	retractable tailwheel landing gear →
usedBy	Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana → Luftwaffe → Regia Aeronautica →
usedFor	interception of Allied bombers →
usedInConflict	World War II →
variant	Reggiane Re.2001 CB → Reggiane Re.2001 G → Reggiane Re.2001 OR →
wingConfiguration	cantilever low-wing →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Reggiane Re.2001 Falco II ("Reggiane Re.2001 CB") → Reggiane Re.2001 Falco II ("Reggiane Re.2001 OR") → Reggiane Re.2001 Falco II ("Reggiane Re.2001 G") →	variant
Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario →	successorTo
Regia Aeronautica →	usedAircraft
Daimler-Benz DB 601 →	usedInAircraft