Fiat CR.32 – Fotografije & Video

Fotogalerija Fiat CR.32, The Fiat CR.32 was an Italian biplane fighter used in the Spanish Civil War and World War II. It was compact, robust and highly manoeuvrable and gave impressive displays all over Europe in the hands of the Italian Pattuglie Acrobatiche. The CR.32 fought in North and East Africa, in Albania, and in the Mediterranean theatre. It saw service in the air forces of China, Austria, Hungary, Paraguay and Venezuela. Used extensively in the Spanish Civil War, it gained a reputation as one of the most outstanding fighter biplanes of all time. Subsequently it was overtaken by more advanced monoplane designs and was obsolete by 1939.

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V Fiat CR.32 je bilo dvokrilno lovsko letalo, ki ga je zasnoval Celestino Rosatelli, izdelal pa ga je Fiat Aviazione v Italiji leta 1930. Bil je eden najuspešnejših italijanskih borcev medvojnega obdobja in je sodeloval v več konfliktih, vključno s špansko državljansko vojno in drugo svetovno vojno.
CR.32 je bil izpeljan iz prejšnjega CR.30, ki je imel podobno strukturo kovinskih cevi, prekritih s tkanino. CR.32 je imel manjši razpon kril in močnejši motor Fiat A.30.RA, ki mu je omogočal največjo hitrost 375 km/h. Letalo je bilo oboroženo z dvema 12,7 mm ali 7,7 mm strojnicama Breda-SAFAT in je lahko nosilo 12 protipehotnih bomb.
The CR.32 was highly maneuverable and agile, and performed well in aerobatic displays. It was also appreciated by its pilots for its robustness and reliability. The first prototype flew in April 1933, and the first production order came from China, which bought 16 planes in 1933. However, only nine were delivered by 1935, and they fought against the Japanese invasion.
The main user of the CR.32 was Italy, which ordered 282 planes in 1935, followed by 283 more of the improved CR.32bis variant, which had a 600 hp engine and better armament. The CR.32ter and CR.32quater variants were also produced, with minor modifications and upgrades. The CR.32quater was the final version, and was exported to Paraguay, Venezuela, Hungary and Austria.
Najbolj znana uporaba CR.32 je bila v španski državljanski vojni, kjer je bila hrbtenica nacionalističnih letalskih sil in italijanskega prostovoljnega korpusa. V Španiji je bilo razporejenih 377 CR.32, kjer so dosegli več kot 300 zmag proti republikanskim silam. CR.32 je deloval tudi v vzhodni Afriki, kjer se je soočil z britanskimi dvokrilci.
V CR.32 so ga postopoma nadomestili sodobnejši lovci, kot je CR-42, ko je druga svetovna vojna napredovala. Vendar pa so nekatera letala ostala v uporabi do leta 1957, predvsem za usposabljanje in akrobatske namene. CR.32 je bil izdelan tudi po licenci v Španiji kot Hispano HA-132-L Chirri, ki je bil izvožen na Kitajsko, Madžarsko in nekatere južnoameriške države.