Fiat CR.42 - Specifications (CR.42)

Specifications (CR.42)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in)
• Wingspan:
  
  • Top wing: 9.70 m (31 ft 10 in)
  • Bottom wing: 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in))
• Height: 3.585 m (10 ft)
• Wing area: 22.4 m² (241.0 ft²)
• Empty weight: 1,782 kg (3,929 lb)
• Loaded weight: 2,295 kg (5,060 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Fiat A.74 RC38 radial air-cooled, fourteen cylinders radial engine, 627 kW (840 hp at 2,400 r.p.m./12,500 ft)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 441 km/h (238 kn, 274 mph) at 20,000 ft
• Cruise speed: 399 km/h (215 kn, 248 mph)
• Range: 780 km (420 nmi, 485 mi)
• Service ceiling: 10,210 m (33,500 ft)
• Rate of climb: 11.8 m/s (2,340 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 102 kg/m² (21 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 270 W/kg (0.17 hp/lb)

Armament

• Guns: First series : Breda SAFAT 7.7 mm (0.303 in)
  • Later 2 × 12.7 mm (0.5 in) Breda SAFAT machine guns, 400 rpg.
  • 2 × 12.7 mm (.5 in) machine-guns in underwing fairing on some.
• Bombs: 200 kg (440 lb) on 2 × wing hardpoints