S.A.I. (Ambrosini) S.207

1940

Back to the Virtual Aircraft Museum
  FIGHTERVirtual Aircraft Museum / Italy / Ambrosini  

S.A.I. (Ambrosini) S.207

Evolved from the S.107 lightweight single-seat fighter and featuring a similar wooden structure with monocoque fuselage, the S.207 was essentially a more powerful, productionised version of the basic design. The first of two prototypes of the S.207 was flown in the autumn of 1940, and was powered by an Isotta-Fraschini Delta R.C.35 12-cylinder inverted-Vee air-cooled engine rated at 705hp, this giving place in the second prototype to the R.C.40 version of the engine rated at 750hp at 4000m. Armament comprised two synchronised 12.7mm machine guns, and a pre-series of 12 S.207s was built during March-July 1943, several of these being assigned to the 83a Squadriglia (18° Gruppo, 3° Stormo) for evaluation, and six being assigned in August 1943 to the 162a and 163a squadriglie (161° Gruppo). These demonstrated excellent handling characteristics and outstanding manoeuvrability, prompting the Ministero dell'Aeronautica to order 2,000 S.207s. In the event, this contract was to be overtaken by an order for a progressive development of the fighter, the S.403 Dardo. One pre-series S.207 was fitted with an armament of two 20mm cannon.

3-View 
S.A.I. (Ambrosini) S.207A three-view drawing (1663 x 1310)

Specification 
 MODELS.207 (pre-series)
 WEIGHTS
  Take-off weight2415 kg5324 lb
  Empty weight1750 kg3858 lb
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan9.00 m30 ft 6 in
  Length8.02 m26 ft 4 in
  Height2.40 m8 ft 10 in
  Wing area13.90 m2149.62 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
  Max. speed625 km/h388 mph
  Range850 km528 miles

Comments
lxbfYeaa, e-mail, 14.03.2024 05:17

20

reply

Kris, e-mail, 19.06.2011 07:47

This plane was not fit for combat. It had many problems especially structural weaknesses. Most of these were solved with the SAI.403.

Though these aircraft are often described as lightweight fighters they were not. They didnt weight much less than the Bf 109 or Yak-1.
They lacked armour, a heavy armament and a supercharger for higher altitudes. So one can wonder if these fighters would have been worth it.

reply

Lorenzo from Montesilvano(Pe)., e-mail, 01.04.2009 20:24

Engine: one Isotta Fraschini Delta in line,750 CV
Ceiling:12000 m
Climb:to 6000 m in 7'34"
Armament: 2 12,7 mm machine-guns on the wings
Max Dive speed:960 km /h

reply

Do you have any comments?

Name    E-mail


COMPANY
PROFILE


All the World's Rotorcraft


All rhe World's Rotorcraft AVIATION TOP 100 - www.avitop.com Avitop.com