It was a conventional low-wing monoplane with twin engines mounted on the wings, similar in appearance to the Douglas DC-2. The main units of the tailwheel undercarriage retracted into the engine nacelles, leaving their wheels partially exposed. The cabin seated 18 passengers.
Service historyedit
Three G.18s were put into service with Fiat's own airline, ALI, early in 1936; the feedback received was that the type was underpowered. Fiat responded the following year with a revised version, the G.18V which had more powerful engines, and a redesigned fin and long dorsal strake. Six of these were delivered to ALI, which operated them on its European routes until the outbreak of war.
In June 1940, ALI was brought under control of the Regia Aeronautica (Royal Italian Air Force), and the G.18s were put to use as transports. Among other operations, they flew troops to Albania in November 1940 as part of the campaign against Greece. By the time of the Italian armistice, only one remained in operation, with another three captured by Germany, and a fifth aircraft in use by the remaining Italian Fascist forces. This latter aircraft was involved in a major accident on 30 April 1944 when, loaded with munitions, it exploded on the runway at Bresso. The blast caused considerable damage to the airfield.
Variantsedit
G.18 - original version with Fiat A.59 engines (3 built)
G.18V - revised version with Fiat A.80 engines (6 built)
fiat, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, june, 2009, learn, when, remove, this, message, italian, airliner, devel. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message The Fiat G 18 was an Italian airliner developed in the mid 1930s G 18 Role Airliner Manufacturer Fiat Designer Giuseppe Gabrielli First flight 18 March 1935 Number built 9 Contents 1 Design 2 Service history 3 Variants 4 Operators 5 Specifications G 18V 6 See also 7 References 8 Sources 9 External linksDesign editIt was a conventional low wing monoplane with twin engines mounted on the wings similar in appearance to the Douglas DC 2 The main units of the tailwheel undercarriage retracted into the engine nacelles leaving their wheels partially exposed The cabin seated 18 passengers Service history editThree G 18s were put into service with Fiat s own airline ALI early in 1936 the feedback received was that the type was underpowered Fiat responded the following year with a revised version the G 18V which had more powerful engines and a redesigned fin and long dorsal strake Six of these were delivered to ALI which operated them on its European routes until the outbreak of war In June 1940 ALI was brought under control of the Regia Aeronautica Royal Italian Air Force and the G 18s were put to use as transports Among other operations they flew troops to Albania in November 1940 as part of the campaign against Greece By the time of the Italian armistice only one remained in operation with another three captured by Germany and a fifth aircraft in use by the remaining Italian Fascist forces This latter aircraft was involved in a major accident on 30 April 1944 when loaded with munitions it exploded on the runway at Bresso The blast caused considerable damage to the airfield Variants editG 18 original version with Fiat A 59 engines 3 built G 18V revised version with Fiat A 80 engines 6 built Operators edit nbsp Kingdom of Italy Avio Linee Italiane ALI Regia AeronauticaSpecifications G 18V edit nbsp Data from 1 General characteristicsCrew three Capacity 18 passengers Length 18 81 m 61 ft 9 in Wingspan 25 00 m 82 ft 1 in Height 5 01 m 16 ft 5 in Wing area 88 3 m2 950 sq ft Empty weight 7 200 kg 15 900 lb Gross weight 10 800 kg 23 800 lb Powerplant 2 Fiat A 80 746 kW 1 000 hp each Performance Maximum speed 400 km h 250 mph 220 kn Range 1 675 km 1 041 mi 905 nmi Service ceiling 8 700 m 28 600 ft Rate of climb 4 8 m s 944 ft min See also editRelated lists List of aircraft of World War IIReferences edit Fiat G 18 Ali e uomini website in Italian Sources editTaylor Michael J H 1989 Jane s Encyclopedia of Aviation London Studio Editions p 389 File 894 Sheet 21 World Aircraft Information Files London Bright Star Publishing External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fiat G 18 Italy s Latest Transport Flight Supplement a 16 May 1935 Retrieved 2008 03 18 Venetian Venture Flight 579 9 June 1938 Retrieved 2008 03 18 Portals nbsp Italy nbsp Companies nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fiat G 18 amp oldid 1136243275, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
