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Macchi MC 200 serie 3 and 7

(Macchi MC.200 Saetta "Lightning")

Type: Single Seat Fighter Interceptor

Design: Ingeniere Mario Casoldi of Aeronautica Macchi

Manufacturer: Aeronautica Macchi with plants in Varese-Schiranna and Lonate Pozzolo

Powerplant: One 870 hp (649 kw) Fiat A.74 RC.38 14-cylinder radial piston engine.

Performance: Maximum speed 312 mph (502 km/h) at 14,765 ft (4500 m); cruising speed 283 mph (455 km/h); service ceiling 29,200 ft (8900 m).

Range: 540 miles (870 km) with auxiliary tanks.

Weight: Empty 4,178 lbs (1895 kg) with a maximum take-off weight of 5,710 lbs (2590 kg).

Dimensions: Span 34 ft 8 1/2 in (10.58 m); length 26 ft 10 3/4 in (8.19 m); height 11 ft 5 3/4 in (3.50 m); wing area 180.84 sq ft
(16.80 sqm)

Armament: Two 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Breda-SAFAT machine guns in the upper cowling. Some later versions had two additional 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Breda-SAFAT machine guns mounted in the wings.

Macchi MC.200AS: Tropicalized model for service in Africa.3
Macchi MC.200bis: Had a Piaggio P.XIX engine (1,180 HP).3
Macchi MC.200CB: Field modified MC.200.3 Fitted with bomb shackles.1 Carried a maximum of 705 lb / 320 kg of bombs under the wings.3
Macchi MC.201: One prototype was constructed.1,3 It had a new engine and fuselage.1,3 The engine was a Fiat A.76 (1,000 HP). (one prototype which was abandoned in favour of the MC.202 Folgor).