Название: The Fiat G.91 R/T/Y
Автор: Charles Stafrace
Издательство: Modelaid International Publications
Серия: Close-Up Classics 3
ISBN: 1871767040
Год издания: 1990
Язык: English
Cтраниц: 42
Формат: PDF
Размер: 31,8 MB

Lovingly called Gina by German and Portugese pilots,and dubbed Small Sabre by its Italian operators, the FIAT G.91 was a classic example of how economy of effort mixed with the use of a modified existing proven design could lead to success. Its resemblance to the 'nosed' Sabre - FIAT had accumulated vast experience in the licence construction of the F-86K - was no coincidence; it was a scaled-down copy of the American fighter which had by then earned fame as a MiG-slayer in the skies of Korea. And the resemblance did not end just in the shape; it extended to such details as the location of the vortex generators on the rear fuselage, the gun installation, detachable rear fuselage and general construction techniques.