Editing Macchi C.202 Folgore (section)

===Production constraints===
As a result of the favourable flight test reports, the C.202 was immediately ordered into production; the first examples (built by Macchi as Serie II) appearing in May 1941.<ref name="Cattaneo p. 3." /> However, the complexity of the structure was not well suited to mass production, and resulted in a relatively limited production rate. According to aviation author Giuseppe Ciampaglia, in comparison to the [[Messerschmitt Bf 109|Bf 109]]E/F, which was rated at typically requiring 4,500–6,000 [[man-hour]]s per aircraft to complete, the Macchi routinely needed in excess of 22,000 man-hours.<ref>Ciampaglia 1994, p. 79.</ref> The growth of the C.202 project was slower than that of the rival Re. 2001 effort; but, by employing both mass production techniques and less expensive advanced technologies, the production cost was slightly less than that of the Reggiane Re.2001, (525,000 [[Lira|lire]] vs 600,000); this latter, the only other DB 601 fighter in mass production, was slower and heavier (2.460/3.240&nbsp;kg)<ref>Sgarlato 2005, p. 28.</ref> but had a bigger wing and a more advanced and adaptable structure.<ref>Sgarlato, Nico. ''Reggiane''. Lu-August 2005, pp. 26–27.</ref>

In order to expand production, the [[Milan]]-based industrial manufacturer [[Società Italiana Ernesto Breda]] was selected to also construct the C.202.<ref name="Cattaneo p. 8." /> Breda would eventually produce the majority of the type.<ref name="Cattaneo p. 35.">Cattaneo 1966, pp. 3, 5.</ref> [[SAI-Ambrosini]], based in [[Passignano sul Trasimeno]], also served as another sub-contractor on the C.202, ultimately building around 100 fighters of the type.<ref>Gentilli and Gorena 1980, pp. 5, 7.</ref> For some time, supplies of the DB 601 engine continued to be provided directly from Germany in order to supplement Italian production.<ref name="Cattaneo p. 8." /> Throughout the type's production life, manufacturing was near-permanently constrained by the limited availability of the engine.<ref name="Cattaneo p. 12.">Cattaneo 1966, p. 12.</ref>