The Reggiane Re.2000 Falco I was an Italian all metal, low-wing monoplane.
The type was used by the Regia Aeronautica and the Swedish Air Force during the first part of the Second World War.
Variants
Italian Versions
Re.2000
Initial prototype, one built.
Re.2000 Series I
Production model, 157 built.
Series I had modified windshield and slight equipment changes.
Re.2000 Series II
Ship-borne version, 10 built. Series II had a 1,025 hp Piaggio P.XIbis engine and arrester gear.
Re.2000 (GA) Series III
Long-range fighter, 12 built. Series III had redesigned cockpit, increased fuel capacity and option of a 170 l auxiliary fuel tank or a dispenser of 22 2 kg bomblets.
RE 2000 “Catapultabile”
Re 2000 aircraft modified for catapult launch from Regia Marina ships.
On the day of the armistice, 8 September 1943, 6 Re 2000 “Catapultabile ” were in service, with two on the battleship Roma and one each on the Vittorio Veneto and Italia (formerly the Littorio).
Hungarian Versions
Héja I
Hungarian designation for Series I.
Héja II
Hungarian designation for modified license-produced Series I.
Héja IIs had a 986 hp WMK 14 engine and two Hungarian 12.7 mm Gebauer machine guns.