Macchi MC.200 Saetta. Color pencil drawings by Joan Mañé
The Macchi C.200 Saetta (“Lightning”), or MC.200, is a fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by Aeronautica Macchi in Italy. It was designed by Mario Castoldi to serve as a modern monoplane fighter aircraft. The C.200 possessed excellent maneuverability, and its general flying characteristics left little to be desired. Its stability in a high-speed dive was exceptional, but it was underpowered and underarmed in comparison to its contemporaries.
