FIAT G-91 in Malta
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FIAT G-91 in Malta
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i'd hope so.
Knowledgeable Besbie! Dont blow it out tho.... see who else picks it... (damn Google will rumble me) 
crap effort
well ok, it made me laugh.
well ok, it made me laugh.
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I am not up to date. The last one I knew about was the G-90 and this is a long time ago.
you can imagine what would happen, first dogfight and your engine management light comes on disabling all weapon systems and limiting you to 30% thrust.
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G90 was a 1 off version of the G91 tested but not actually used by the H.A.F.
It was indeed some time ago!
I believe the German Air Force bought them. They were designed in answer to a NATO competition in the fifties that required a fast, cheap fighter aircraft with grass field landing ability. Cheap, fast and able to deal with a bit of rough - very Italian.
The FIAT G91 came out in the late '50's/early '60's and was a competitor to the likes of the Hawker Hunter, Dassault Mystere and U.S. F100 Super Sabre. In other words they are now very outdated. I'm not sure how deeply involved in the aerospace industry FIAT still are, but seeing one of these aircraft is quite a rare occaision nowadays. Although they've almost certainly updated several times they can't support the latest range of avionics required today.
i'm pretty sure fiat sold off the aviation side of business quite a while ago, dunno where i read it too though. it's aeritalia or something now i think..
