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