Fiat CR.20

CR.20
Role Fighter
Manufacturer Fiat
Designer Celestino Rosatelli
First flight 19 June 1926
Primary users Regia Aeronautica
Lithuanian Air Force
Hungarian Air Force
Number built c. 250 CR.20
c. 46 CR.20 Idro
c. 235 CR.20bis
c. 204 CR.20 Asso

The Fiat CR.20 was a biplane fighter designed and produced by the Italian aircraft manufacturer Fiat. It represented an intermediate step from the early biplane CR.1 and the later, successful series CR.30, CR.32 and CR.42.[1]

Development of the CR.20 was headed by the aeronautical engineer Celestino Rosatelli, who selected a traditional sesquiplane configuration. The engine was a water-cooled 306 kW (410 hp) Fiat A.20 V-12 engine.[2] Major variants were the CR.20 Idro, a pontoon floatplane, and the CR.20 Asso, using a more powerful (336 kW/450 hp) Isotta Fraschini engine. CR.20bis, produced from 1930, differed from the original version only with the addition of a more advanced landing gear.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Fiat Cr.20". militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Fiat CR.20". historyofwar.org.

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