Another interesting little-known Piaggio project. The P. 127 was started during wartime as possible long range transport aircraft especially for civil role (in that sense it could be a concurrent of both CANT Z-511 and BZ 308).
The P.127C was a huge aircraft (wingspan: 56m, max weight: 56,000...
Here it is my personal contribution about the matter.
Less known Italian prototype of mid-30's, born as record breaker (and eventually succeded in it) was also utilized as fake bomber during WWII in order to mislead Allies. During 1942 it was seriously considered as potential "America Bomber"...
I will start to report news on Italian prototypes, that although numerous, appear to be little known
We start from the family of vehicles OF-40
The OF40 is a tank that was produced in small quantities for export markets, from its platform, however, were derived means very interesting:
OF-40...
Hi friends,
On 'Ali antiche' (Ancient wings) # 91, house organ of GAVS (Gruppo Amivi Velivoli Storici, member of European Aviation Preservation Council and British Aviation Preservation Council) there is an interesting features with a picture (and some enhancement of others) depicting an unknow...
While surfing the net for info on a couple of other a/c, I found a side view of the P.108C here in this thread. http://warbirdsforum.com/showthread.php?t=2975 It looks like a DC-4. I Googled the a/c & most of what I found was the 108C was a transport version of the basic P.108, which I already...
Something about the ricci brothers:
Umberto Ricci, born in Verona on November 26, 1886
Ettore Ricci, born in Verona on November 30, 1888:
they started their aeronautical career in 1905, building little hot air rigid airship models.
After some free flight gliders, they built a triple-tandem...
Hi all,
once again a question about Caproni...
I don´t know project or not, but I search for pics or drawings of the following early Caproni aircraft Ca.52/Ca.54/Ca.55/Ca.78(sure project)/Ca.81(sure project)/Ca.88(real aircraft) and Ca.110(project).
Thanks Maveric
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Experimental heavy tank having to replace P.26/40. If an pre-order of 150 specimens were contracted, Armistice was signed without only prototype is finished. The models of P.43 showed its affiliation with P.26/40 without any doubt. The tank weighed approximately 30 tons, was propelled by an...
Hi guys,
I came across this reference to a project being developed by helicopter pioneer Corradino D`ascanio:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caproni_Campini_Ca.183bis
It relates to a desire to employ a BMW 003 turbojet into an helicopter before WW2 ended. Does anyone could come up with more on...
Many, many years ago a discussion forum for never-were ship designs was created called Warship Projects which is currently in version 3 here. I thought I'd post some of the more interesting projects here. This topic covers various designs by Ansaldo in Italy for Russia, Greece and Spain and the...
you know Luft '46
http://www.luft46.com/
over proposed aircraft project during WW2
but is there a similar webpage over proposed project during WW1 ?
thanks in advance...
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Dear Folks,
I've found out some interesting information about a lanucher glider project which roughly resembles German studies about the so-called "Mistel" combination (even if also Germans, Russians and English has conducted a lot of experimentations with parasite concepts during '30s).
The...
The projects drawn by Filippo Zappata, famous Italian designer known for the CANT Z 10XX and 5XX series, while working at Breda (circa 1942-1950) are one of the major problems of Italian aviation history.
Breda archives were utterly destroyed when the aviation branch of the company went...
Hi all,
in 1939 in Italy was a contest for a Caccia-Comattimento (Heavy Fighter) in wich eight projects were entered:
1) Macchi M.C. 301
2) Caproni-Bergamasca Ca.350
3) Romeo Ro.67
4) Fiat C.R. 50 and C.R.55
5) Bellomo C.B.
6) Santangelo C.S.
7) Savoia-Marchetti S.M.91
We know the Ro.67...
Hi,
The Caproni was a great aircraft company and it absorbed more
than 20 companies during its life.
Biplane and Monoplane first as a historical aircraft.
Ca.30 three engined bomber of 1913 led to developed the
Ca.31 and inter production as Ca.1.
Ca.1 to Ca.5 heavy bombers.
Ca.6 biplane.
Ca.7...
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