BRAND and MODEL
MACCHI C.205 VELTRO
TYPE
Single-seat fighter and fighter bomber
ORIGIN
Italy
ENGINE
One 1,100 kw (1,475 hp) Fiat RA.1050 RC58 Tifone 12-cylinder VEE liquid-cooled engine
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan: 10.58 m (34 ft 8½ in)
Length: 8.85 m (29 ft 0½ in)
Height: 3.04 m (9 ft 11½ in)
Wing area: 16.80 m² (180.8 sq ft)
Max speed at 7,200 m (23,620 ft): 642 km/h (399 mph)
Cruising speed: 499 km/h (310 mph)
Initial rate of climb: 945 m/min (3,100 ft/min)
Time to climb to 6,000 m (19,685 ft): 5 mins 53 secs
Service ceiling: 11,003 m (36,100 ft)
Range: 950 km (590 miles)
Empty weight: 2,581 kg (5,690 lb)
Loaded weight: 3,408 kg (7,513 lb)
PHOTO
flying-tigers.co.uk:Source of phothograph