dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 The Fiat/Aeritalia G-91Y (known to it's pilots as the Yankee) was a developement of the G-91R. It dispensed with the single Rolls Royce Orpheous engine and replaced it with 2 Afterburning General Electric J85s. These gave a 60% increase in performance and turned this little jet into an all weather strike and recce platform with a max speed of Mach 0.98. The fuselage was an adaption of the G-91T trainer with extra fuel occupying the space where the extra cockpit would have been. It had a host of avionics upgrades and could perform roles usually reserved for much more complex and larger aircraft. 67 were produced and all served exclsively with the Regia Aeronautica, the last one being retired in the 1990s when the AMX took over the role. An interceptor version was being developed for Switzerland but that order was cancelled. this then is the Yankee........ That was a bit close! Thanks for viewing, Model is freeware for those that are interested and is still available here, fiatg91y.zip it is for both FS2004 and FSX ! enjoy!! Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Great shots Alan! Link to post Share on other sites
adrians69 159 Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Great shots, very atmospheric. Thanks for sharing Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted May 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Thanks guys, I have to say I do like this aircraft. It punches well above it's weight in the strike aircraft line up. and its great to fly as well. Link to post Share on other sites
jankees 917 Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 love that second shot! Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Nice job getting him in your sights. Thanks for the shots and info. Link to post Share on other sites
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