Aerfer Sagittario II
The Aerfer Sagittario II is an experimental jet fighter derived from Ambrosini Sagittario .
Evolution of the Ambrosini Sagittario, it preserved the general pace of it: aerofoil and empennage in strong arrow, engine located in front of the fuselage with conduit emerging under the fuselage. But the landing gear was three-wheeled and the fuselage entirely postpones redrawn and especially this apparatus was entirely metal. It is one of the reasons for which the prototype, drawn by Sergio Stefanutti, was not built at SAI Ambrosini, which did not have experience of the steel construction, but at Aerfer. The Sagittario II accomplished its first flight on May 19th, 1956 with an engine Rolls-Royce Derwent 4 times more powerful than the Turbomeca of Sagittario. It was the first Italian plane to cross the wall of the sound, reaching Mach 1,1 in piqué on December 4th, 1956. Conceived like fighter-bomber, it was to receive 2 guns Hispano-Suiza of 30 mm (200 shells each one) and 2 points under aerofoil being able to receive each one either a bomb of 230 kg, or a can of napalm of 300 kg, or 2 guns and container or 2 lance rockets. It was used finally as prototype with the Aerfer Ariete.
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