What A Sexy Plane! Macchi Mc.c72

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Just give me 2 Breda Safats .50" and two MG151/20 cannons mounted on the wing roots and the ability to carry a light torpedo!!!!! 

 

General characteristics

    Crew: one pilot
    Length: 8.32 m (27 ft 3.5 in)
    Wingspan: 9.48 m (31 ft 1.25 in)
    Height: 3.30 m (10.83 ft)
    Wing area: 15 m² (151.46 ft²)
    Empty weight: 2,505 kg (5,512 lb)
    Loaded weight: 2,907 kg (6,409 lb)
    Max. takeoff weight: 3,031 kg (6,669 lb)
    Powerplant: 1 × Fiat AS.6 Liquid-cooled 24- cylinder V-engine, 2,126 kW (2,850 hp)

Performance

    Maximum speed: 709.209 km/h (382.9 kn, 440.681 mph) (world speed record)
 

 

 

Edited March 14, 2015 by 6./ZG1=SPEKTRE76

[MiloMorai]

It took several years after the Macchi set the record for the Germans in a very special Me109 land plane to break that record.

 

The engine was composed of 2 AS5 engines joined together.

 

You could have at least posted a colour photo

 

M.C.72

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You could have at least posted a colour photo

 

M.C.72

 

 

 

I didn't mean to offend you. I juts posted the picture I liked.

[79_vRAF_Friendly_flyer]

Ooooooooooooooooo!

[6./ZG26_5tuka]

You forgot one thing....Remove them floats.

[MiloMorai]

You forgot one thing....Remove them floats.

 

Can't as that is was where the fuel was stored.

 

Good book to read,

 

Schneider Trophy Racers  by Robert Hirsch,

Motorbooks International, 1993 ISBN 0-87938-616-9

[Feathered_IV]

The Italians really do make some beautiful aircraft.  Although I'm more of an M.33 sort of person myself. 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 15, 2015 by Feathered_IV

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That's a beauty!

[6./ZG26_5tuka]

Can't as that is was where the fuel was stored.

 

Good book to read,

 

Schneider Trophy Racers  by Robert Hirsch,

Motorbooks International, 1993 ISBN 0-87938-616-9

Good I preferr gliders anyway

[MiloMorai]

The Italians had some 'outside the box' designs.

 

 

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