Piaggio P.119

The Piaggio p.119 was a single-seat fighter aircraft that was developed at Piaggio in Italy.

Giovanni Casiraghi, chief designer at Piaggio, began in 1939 with the construction of the machine. He examined a number of problems to be expected with the Piaggio P.118. The first time on December 19, 1942 flown in d' Albegna at work p.119 airport was a single-seat low-wing aircraft, which was made ​​entirely of metal construction with ultra thin body. The engine Piaggio P.XV, a two-row radial engine was mounted in the fuselage behind the closed cockpit; the propeller was driven by a remote shaft. This interpretation was very similar to the American Bell P- 39th The air inlet was located under the fuselage just before the wing root. Casiraghi attached great importance to a number of advanced features, such as the smallest possible number of components in order to achieve a slight production. The tank capacity was larger than other fighters of that time. The planned armament were four mounted in the bow 12.7 mm machine gun and a 20 mm gun.

The p.119 should belong to Series 5 modern Italian fighter aircraft like the Macchi MC.205, Fiat G.55 and Reggiane Re.2005. Because it but something was done later, found no assessment by the Regia Aeronautica instead of more.

In test flights at a speed of 640 km / h was achieved. However, the engine is caused by the elongated shaft to strong vibrations, which could not be eliminated. After a slight se landing accident on August 2, 1943, the project was therefore abandoned.

Specifications

  • Length: 9.7 m
  • Wingspan: 13.0 m
  • Height: 2.9 m
  • Empty weight: 2438 kg
  • Maximum weight: 4091 kg
  • Maximum speed: 640 km / h
  • Range: 1500 km
  • Service ceiling: 12,603 ​​m
  • Powerplant: 1 × Piaggio P.XV 1650 PS
  • Armament: 4 × 12.7 mm Breda MG - SAFAT, 1 × 20 -mm MK Breda SAFAT

Bibliography

  • Journal Aero, German edition book 128, Marshall Cavendish International Ltd, London 1985, p 3577th
  • W. Green, G. Swanborough: The Complete Book of Fighters. Mark Smith, 1974, ISBN 0-8317-3939-8, p 471
  • Alessandro Gigli Cervi: I caccia con motore centrale Aerei nella Storia magazine. Westward editions, Parma 2000.
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