Specifications (Ro.57)
Data from Warplanes of the Second World War, Fighters Volume 2
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Length: 8.80 m (28 ft 10½ in)
- Wingspan: 12.50 m (41 ft 0 in)
- Height: 2.90 m (9 ft 6⅛ in)
- Wing area: 23.0 m² (248 ft²)
- Empty weight: 3,497 kg (7,694 lb)
- Loaded weight: 5,000 kg (11,000 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Fiat A.74 R.C.38 14-cylinder air-cooled radial engines, 627 kW (840 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 501 km/h (270 kts, 311 mph) at 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
- Cruise speed: 390 km/h (210 kts, 242 mph)
- Range: 1,200 km (648 nm, 745 mi)
- Service ceiling: 7,800 m (25,590 ft)
- Wing loading: 217 kg/m² (44.4 lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: 0.25 kW/kg (0.15 hp/lb)
- Climb to 6,000 m (19,700 ft): 9 min 30 sec
Armament
- 2 × 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns
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