title: Fiat G.2
text: # Fiat G.2
  
  The Fiat G.2 was an Italian three-engine six-passenger monoplane transport aircraft designed by Giuseppe Gabrielli and built by Fiat.
  
  ## Development
  
  The G.2 was an important step for the Fiat company as their first low-wing cantilever monoplane. The structure was all-metal, with fabric-covered control surfaces. The wide-track tailwheel undercarriage was not retractable, and its mainwheels were covered by spats. The tailwheel (not a tailskid) was castering (free-pivoting).
  
  The aircraft was powered by three Fiat A.60 inline piston engines, with one mounted on the fuselage nose and the other two in wing-mounted nacelles. Variants were also produced with other engine installations. The enclosed cabin had space for six passengers.
  
  The prototype first flew in 1932.
  
  Although the G.2 represented a promising design, it failed to sell and operated only a limited service with the ALI airline between Turin and Milan.
  
  ## Variants
  
  ### G.2
  
      Variant powered by three 101 kW (135 hp) Fiat A.60 inline piston engines.
  
  ### G.2/2
  
      Variant powered by three Alfa Romeo 110-1 engines.
  
  ### G.2/3
  
      Variant powered by three 89 kW (120 hp) de Havilland Gipsy Major engines.
  
  ### G.2/4
  
      Variant powered by three Fiat A.54 radial engines.
  
  ## Operators
  
  ### Brazil
  
  * Aerovias Minas Gerais
  * Varig
  
  ### Kingdom of Italy
  
  * ALI
  
  ## Specifications (G.2)
  
  Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1796
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: one
  * Capacity: six passengers
  * Length: 11.89 m (39 ft 0 in)
  * Wingspan: 18.01 m (59 ft 1 in)
  * Height: 3.51 m (11 ft 6.25 in)
  * Wing area: 39 $m^2$ (419.81 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 1,630 kg (3,594 lb)
  * Gross weight: 2,500 kg (5,512 lb)
  * Powerplant: 3 × Fiat A.60 4-cylinder inverted inline piston engine , 101 kW (135 hp) each
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 235 km/h (146 mph, 127 kn)
  * Range: 700 km (435 mi, 378 nmi)
  * Service ceiling: 4,200 m (13,780 ft)
  