{"product_id":"the-macchi-m-c-200-saetta-paperback","title":"The Macchi M.C. 200 \"Saetta\" - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrown Kittel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Macchi M.C. 200 \"Saetta\", designed by the famous engineer Mario Castoldi, represented a significant evolution in the production of Italian fighter aircraft.\u003cbr\u003eCompared to the Fiat CR 32 and Fiat CR 42 biplanes, which still constituted the backbone of Italian fighter squadrons at the beginning of the Second World War, the Macchi M.C. 200 was characterized, together with its contemporary Fiat G.50, by a low-wing configuration and an all-metal structure.\u003cbr\u003eIt made its first flight on 24 December 1937 and entered service in 1939: although equipped with a low-powered engine and armed only with a pair of 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns, the Saetta's design was very valid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Macchi M.C. 200 had no particular defects and was equipped with excellent capabilities for close combat.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn fact, its handling was excellent and its stability in high-speed dives was exceptional: it could thus duel with the best Allied fighters and come out undefeated.\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eOnly the Supermarine Spitfire could outperform it in a climb.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the other hand, its good flight characteristics were offset by low engine power, a barely sufficient horizontal speed and inadequate armament of only two 12.7 mm machine guns in the fuselage, synchronized for firing through the propeller.\u003cbr\u003eWith the insignia of the Regia Aeronautica, it operated on almost all fronts of the Second World War, from the Mediterranean Sea to Africa, the Balkans and on the Eastern Front.\u003cbr\u003eThe Macchi M.C. 200s were built: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy Aer.Macchi: 395 examples.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy Breda, which actually built the largest number: 556 examples.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy SAI Ambrosini: 223 examples.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 114\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47500374769913,"sku":"9782372975407","price":10.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/zhEDIhZma79782372975407.webp?v=1773260344","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-macchi-m-c-200-saetta-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}