Change with stable German-made clothes. No! no! WW2 Italian-made engine fighter changes its use and moves towards struggle

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The development of a new type of fighter

Pilot production of the MM454 unit of the Re2002 "Aliet" fighter with a new air-cooled engine. The windshield extends to the rear of the same type as the Re2000, focusing on the shape of the hood with the twisted Ibo (Yoshikawa and Atsushi collections).

　In 1935 (Showa 10) before World War II, Italy began to invade Ethiopia in East Africa. However, the fighter planes launched are all blades covered with feathers on the wooden frame, which is backward from the point of view of the world aviation situation. Therefore, the Italian Air Force will ask domestic aircraft manufacturers to assist in the development of a new all-metal fighter equipped with low-wing single blades and pull feet. [Italy's strongest!] the late masterpiece Re.2005 "Saatchi Thalo" is called "Plan R" in response to AEROMAKI's development of the MC.200 fighter plane and Fiat's development of the G.50 fighter plane. Both planes were used, and the latter G.50 was put into practice as a test in the Spanish Civil War (Spanish Civil War) since 1938 (Zhaohe 13). In Italy, where one new type of high-performance fighter was born, Reggiane developed the Re.2000 fighter. Although Falco, named "Eagle" in Italian, is more than a year later than the aforementioned MC.200 and G.50, like other companies, it carries the RC40 air-cooled engine made by Piagio with an output of 1000 horsepower, with a top speed of 530 km/h and a range of 1400 km, demonstrating its high performance. However, the telescopic main foot, once rotated 90 degrees, is obviously condensed structure. compared with MC.200, in addition to the complex body structure and the lack of reliability of the engine, the design of the fuel tank inside the main wing without bulletproof device is also a disaster and will not be adopted by the standard. However, the high performance of the fighter was well received abroad, and the Swedish Air Force purchased 60 under the name "J20 fighter" for air defense during World War II. The Hungarian Air Force also imported 70 aircraft and then authorized the production of 192 engines.

Selected by the engine to play with, and then pushed back

The 102nd dive bombing air group of the 5th Air Regiment of the Italian Air Force belongs to the Re.2002 fighter-bombers of the 239th flight team. Under the fuselage bomb rack, the left wing of the Salvator type parachute can be seen (Yoshikawa and Benedict collection).

　This is the Re.2000 "Falco", which has not been adopted by the Italian Air Force, and the developer Liziane continues to make down-to-earth improvements indiscriminately. In order to make up for the lack of performance of the air-cooled engine made by Piazio on the plane, an improved Re.2001 with a liquid-cooled engine (1175 horsepower) made by Germany's Daimler Mercedes-Benz DB601 was developed in 1940 (Showa 15), and its first flight was successful in July. However, due to technical problems with German-made liquid-cooled engines, the licensed production of Fiat and Alfa Romeo cannot be carried out as scheduled, and the Italian Air Force's plan to introduce Re.2001 will be interrupted. As a result, Longji engineers designed the newly developed P.XIX RC45 air-cooled engine (1175 hp) aircraft. With the miniaturization of the engine, the front end of the fairing becomes larger, shrinking and aerodynamically refined. The prototype first flew in October 1940 (Showa 15), three months later than the Re2001, demonstrating the excellent athletic performance and long range of Re.2000 concessions. In this way, the fighter developed by Reggiane was equipped with a new engine made by Piazio and was finally adopted by the Italian Air Force as a Re2002. Re.2002, named Aries in Italian, seemed to be successful at first, but later discovered many faults, including the fuel system, which once again exposed the lack of reliability of the Piazio engine. The trouble with the development of these engines was often seen in Italian military aircraft during the war, but the Re.2002 was not leaked, and in the end, production plans were further delayed.

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