Fiat G.5
Role	Two-seat aerobatic tourer or trainer Type of aircraft
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Fiat
First flight	1933

The Fiat G.5 was an Italian two-seat aerobatic tourer or trainer designed and built by Fiat Aviazione in small numbers.^[1]

Development

Designed originally as a two-seat light aerobatic trainer the G.5 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by a 135 hp (101 kW) Fiat A.70 radial piston engine.^[1] It had fixed tailwheel landing gear and tandem open cockpits for the instructor and pupil.^[1]

The type was built in small numbers and was followed by a prototype G.5/2 with an inverted inline 140 hp (104 kW) Fiat A.60.^[1] A small number was also built of the final variant G.5bis which was fitted with a higher output 200 hp (149 kW) Fiat A.70 engine.^[1]

Later history and operations

Some aircraft were later modified to single-seat configuration.^[1] One example of the G.5bis, registered I-BFFI, survived in civil ownership and operation until at least 1955^[2] and is now preserved in a museum.

Variants

G.5

Production variant with 135hp (101kW) Fiat A.70 radial engine.^[1]

G.5/2

Prototype with a 140hp (104kW) Fiat A.60 inline engine.^[1]

G.5bis

Improved variant with a 200hp (149kW) Fiat A.70 radial engine.^[1]

Specifications (G.5bis)

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: two
• Length: 7.93 m (26 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 10.46 m (34 ft 4 in)
• Height: 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 17.18 m² (184.9 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 630 kg (1,389 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 850 kg (1,874 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Fiat A.70 7-cylinder radial piston engine, 150 kW (200 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 265 km/h (165 mph, 143 kn)
• Range: 635 km (395 mi, 343 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 7,000 m (23,000 ft)