Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:09 pm
The left wing is supposed to be longer..
Macchi's chief designer, Mario Castoldi, realized there was no choice but to turn to foreign sources for engines. The only reasonable engine would be the 1,175hp Daimler-Benz DB 601 from Germany, so importing one at company expense a prototype combining the C.200's airframe with the DB 601Aa engine was completed in August 1940. The added power could have been too much for the small plane's controls, so Castoldi extended the left wing by 8 inches in order to provide more lift on that side and counteract the torque.

Macchi's chief designer, Mario Castoldi, realized there was no choice but to turn to foreign sources for engines. The only reasonable engine would be the 1,175hp Daimler-Benz DB 601 from Germany, so importing one at company expense a prototype combining the C.200's airframe with the DB 601Aa engine was completed in August 1940. The added power could have been too much for the small plane's controls, so Castoldi extended the left wing by 8 inches in order to provide more lift on that side and counteract the torque.