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Originally Posted by Furio
If I’m not mistaken, the Italian built Re2000 was the Hèja I, and could already be employed in a Hungarian pilot career. For the Hèja II, a different engine and cowling is almost all is needed, performances being similar.
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I'd forgotten that the Re.2000 is flyable. The cockpit gauges are Italian, though. I have no idea if they were in Hungarian for the Heja I, but that's a minor detail.
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Originally Posted by Furio
That’s a typo for the 2001, I suppose… In that case, the Re2001 was built in small numbers (Wiki says 237) and had rather unspectacular performances.
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Yep, typo for Re.2001. Top speed and high altitude performance wasn't all that, but at low levels it was an effective turn fighter and a potential match for the Spitfire Mk.V when competently flown.
As for low production figures, remember that, compared to aircraft production in larger nations, no Italian plane was produced in huge numbers. Italian industry just wasn't up to the task, so many promising designs were never built, or weren't produced in sufficient numbers to make a difference.