Fiat G.12

Fiat G.12

Role	Civil airliner & military transport
Manufacturer	Fiat
Designer	Giuseppe Gabrielli
First flight	15 October 1940
Introduction	1941
Retired	1956^[1]
Primary users	Regia Aeronautica Luftwaffe Royal Hungarian Air Force
Produced	1941-1944
Number built	104^[2]

The Fiat G.12 was an Italian transport aircraft of World War II.

Design and development

The G.12 was an all-metal low-wing cantilever personnel transport aircraft. It had three radial engines, one mounted on the fuselage nose and the other two in wing-mounted nacelles. The engines drove three-blade feathering metal propellers. The mainwheels of its landing gear retracted into the nacelles; the tailwheel was fixed. The flight deck and cabin were fully enclosed. Access was via a port-side access door aft of the wing.

The G.12 was designed as a civil aircraft, but served mainly in military roles during the war. Only a limited number were built, some as late as 1944, after the Italian armistice. The G.12 inspired the postwar G.212 "Flying Classroom", the last Italian three-engine transporter. Crew:4

Variants

G.12C: 14-passenger transport aircraft, powered by three 574 kW (770 hp) Fiat A.74 R.C.42 radial engines.
G.12 Gondar: Long-range cargo transport aircraft.
G.12GA: Long-range transport aircraft, fitted with extra fuel tanks. Three built.
G.12RT: Special long-range version, built to fly between Rome and Tokyo. One built.
G.12RTbis: One built.
G.12T: Troop and cargo transport aircraft.
G.12CA: 18-passenger commercial airliner, powered by three Alfa Romeo 128 radial engines.
G.12L: 22-passenger commercial airliner.
G.12LA: 22-passenger commercial airliner, powered by three Alfa Romeo 128 radial engines.
G.12LB: 22-passenger commercial airliner, powered by three 604 kW (810 hp) Bristol Pegasus 48 radial engines.
G.12LP: 22-passenger commercial airliner, powered by three 793 kW (1,065 hp) Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S1C3-G Twin Wasp radial engines.

Operators

Military operators
Germany

Luftwaffe

Hungary

Royal Hungarian Air Force operated 12 aircraft

Kingdom of Italy

Regia Aeronautica

Italy

Italian Air Force operated some aircraft until 1956^[1]

Specifications

Data from World Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft ^[3]

General characteristics

Crew: 4
Capacity: 14 troops or 24 civilians
Length: 20.10 m (65 ft 11 in)
Wingspan: 28.60 m (93 ft 10 in)
Height: 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 113 m² (1,215 sq ft^[4])
Empty weight: 9,420 kg (20,725 lb^[4])
Loaded weight: 15,000 kg (33,100 lb)
Powerplant: 3 × Fiat A.74 R.C.42 14 cylinder air cooled radial engines, 574 kW (800 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 390 km/h (242 mph) at 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
Cruise speed: 303 km/h (188 mph^[4])
Range: 2,300 km (1,430 mi)
Service ceiling: 8,500 m (27,900 ft)

Armament

Guns: 2 × 7.7 mm (.303 in) Breda-SAFAT machine guns

References

1 2 aeroflight
↑ Fiat G.12
↑ Angelucci 1981, p.349.
1 2 3 Stroud 1994, p.68.

Angelucci, Enzo The World Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft. London:Jane's Publishing, 1981. ISBN 0-7106-0148-4.
Angelucci, Enzo The World Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, London, 1987.
Stroud, John. "Post War Propliners : Fiat G.12 and G.212". Aeroplane Monthly. Volume 23 No. 1, January 1994. London: IPC. Page 64-68.

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