A derivative of the CR.32 designed to take the 690 hp A 33 RC 35 supercharged engine, the CR.33 differed little externally from its predecessor but had marginally larger overall dimensions and was fitted with a ground-adjustable three-blade propeller. Armament comprised two fuselage-mounted 12.7mm guns and two wing-mounted 7.7mm weapons, and an internal bay could accommodate either 12 x 4.4 lb / 3 kg anti-personnel bombs or camera equipment. Although the Fiat A 33 RC 35 engine was completed in 1935, difficulties with this engine delayed prototype trials of the CR.33 until 1937, by which time the air-cooled radial engines were officially favoured for fighter installation, and the development programme was restricted to three prototypes.
Engine: 690 hp A 33 RC 35
Span: 32 ft 2 in / 9.80 m
Length: 24 ft 9.5 in / 7.56 m
Height: 8 ft 6 in / 2.60 m
Wing area: 241.11 sq.ft / 22.40 sq.m
Empty weight: 2998 lb / 1360 kg
Loaded weight: 4211 lb / 1910 kg
Max speed: 262 mph / 422 kph
Max range: 435 mi / 700 km
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