Fiat G.91, NATO light fighter-bomber and reconnaissance aircraft

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The Fiat G.91 is an Italian jet-powered light fighter-bomber and reconnaissance aircraft developed during the Cold War for NATO tactical support and widely used by several European air forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jet-powered military aircraft
light fighter-bomber
reconnaissance aircraft
single-engine jet aircraft
aircraftLayout conventional tail
armamentFixed 4× 12.7 mm machine guns
category NATO standard aircraft
conflict Portuguese Colonial War NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Italy
crew 1
designedBy Giuseppe Gabrielli NERFINISHED
developedFor NATO NERFINISHED
engineType turbojet
enteredServiceWith Italian Air Force NERFINISHED
era Cold War
firstFlightDate 1956-08-09
firstOperator Italian Air Force NERFINISHED
hardpoints 4 underwing pylons
introduced 1958
manufacturer Fiat Aviazione NERFINISHED
maxSpeed approximately 1075 km/h
NATOCompetition NATO NBMR-1 NERFINISHED
numberBuilt over 700
numberOfEngines 1
powerplant Bristol Siddeley Orpheus turbojet NERFINISHED
primaryUsers German Air Force NERFINISHED
Italian Air Force NERFINISHED
Portuguese Air Force NERFINISHED
productionEnd mid-1970s
productionStart late 1950s
range approximately 1150 km
retired 1995
role close air support
light attack
tactical reconnaissance
serviceCeiling approximately 13100 m
takeoffType conventional runway takeoff
undercarriage tricycle landing gear
usedBy Greek Air Force (evaluation) NERFINISHED
Italian Air Force NERFINISHED
Luftwaffe
Portuguese Air Force NERFINISHED
Turkish Air Force (evaluation)
usedByDisplayTeam Frecce Tricolori NERFINISHED
variant Fiat G.91PAN NERFINISHED
Fiat G.91R NERFINISHED
Fiat G.91T NERFINISHED
Fiat G.91Y NERFINISHED
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane
wonCompetition NATO NBMR-1 light tactical support aircraft competition NERFINISHED

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Giuseppe Gabrielli designed Fiat G.91, NATO light fighter-bomber and reconnaissance aircraft