Fiat G.12

The Fiat G.12 was an Italian transport aircraft of World War II.

Design and development
The G.12 was an all-metal low-wing cantilever personnel transport aircraft. It had three radial engines, one mounted on the nose and the other two in wing-mounted nacelles. The engines drove three-blade feathering metal propellers. The mainwheels of its landing gear retracted into the nacelles; the tailwheel was fixed. The flight deck and cabin were fully enclosed. Access was via a portside access door aft of the wing.

The G.12 was designed as a civil aircraft, but served mainly in military roles during the war. Only a limited number were built, some as late as 1944, after the Italian armistice. The G.12 inspired the postwar G.212 "Flying Classroom", the last Italian three-engine transporter. It had a crew of four.

Variants

 * G.12C
 * 14-passenger transport aircraft, powered by three 574 kW (770 hp) Fiat A.74 R.C.42 radial engines.


 * G.12 Gondar
 * Long-range cargo transport aircraft.


 * G.12GA
 * Long-range transport aircraft, fitted with extra fuel tanks. Three built.


 * G.12RT
 * Special long-range version, built to fly between Rome and Tokyo. One built.


 * G.12RTbis
 * One built.


 * G.12T
 * Troop and cargo transport aircraft.


 * G.12CA
 * 18-passenger commercial airliner, powered by three Alfa Romeo 128 radial engines.


 * G.12L
 * 22-passenger commercial airliner.


 * G.12LA
 * 22-passenger commercial airliner, powered by three Alfa Romeo 128 radial engines.


 * G.12LB
 * 22-passenger commercial airliner, powered by three 604 kW (810 hp) Bristol Pegasus 48 radial engines.


 * G.12LP
 * 22-passenger commercial airliner, powered by three 793 kW (1,065 hp) Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S1C3-G Twin Wasp radial engines.

Military operators

 * 🇩🇪 Germany
 * Luftwaffe
 * 🇭🇺 Hungary
 * Royal Hungarian Air Force operated 12 aircraft
 * Kingdom of Italy
 * Regia Aeronautica
 * Italian Air Force operated some aircraft until 1956
 * Italian Air Force operated some aircraft until 1956

Civil operators

 * Kingdom of Italy
 * Avio Linee Italiane
 * Ali Flotti Riunite
 * Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane
 * Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane