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Hello to everyone. I'm looking for some info about the Bomba all'ossigeno liquido (in english Liquid oxygen bomb) that was an experimental Italian ww2 bomb for the Reggiane Re 2001.

who can help me with sources who give more information/details of the CC-2000 and CC-3000. concerning these two I found only the information that is has to do with the total power of the engines. please real sources and not he told that he told!!!!! Thanks

Hi, does anyone know the dimensions of the Caproni Vizzola dive bomber? I believe I saw it on the post "Italian Dive Bomber Projects". Unfortunately, I could not see the scans clearly. Thank you. Regards, Ankarus

Hi, Brothers Nardi were Italian designers formed their firm in early 1930s, as I think they began with FN.305,it was a single/two seat trainer and liaison low-wing aircraft of 1934/35,it appeared in four version,A to D, the FN.306 was developed from it as a Project,but no confirm on this. The...

Hello. I'm not sure this post should be right here, but it's the closest theme I found. Does anyone have any data about the radio-controlled torpedo that - according to some sources - was supposed to be used from P.108? According to available data, the aforementioned torpedo was developed in...

Hi! Breda Ba.27 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breda_Ba.27 "The Ba.27 was a low-wing braced monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. As originally designed, the Ba.27 had a fuselage of steel tube construction, skinned with light corrugated alloy metal, and wooden wings and tailplane...

Hi, here is Guidoni early aircraft concepts,and his his activities in aviation about developed a floats to anther airplanes,in early period. http://www.alieuomini.it/pagine/dettaglio/uomini,5/ricordi_di_idroaviazione,21.html

C.M.A.S.A. - Construzioni Mecchaniche Aeronautiche SA Designations Rinaldo Piaggio began SCMP (sometimes 'SDCMP' for Societa di Costruzioni Meccaniche di Pisa) in 1922 to license Dornier designs. In 1929, SCMP joined the Fiat Group and, in 930, the name was changed to Construzioni Mecchaniche...

Hi, here is the Fiat CR.44 fightere bomber project and two Caproni Vizzola dive bomber projects,also CANSA glider dive bomber project.

Hi friends! I was looking for a 3-view of the Fiat AS.14, the bomber version of the seaplane Fiat R.S. 14. I didn't find anythig so I decided to do it by myself. I retouched a 3-view of the seaplane aircraft... I know that it's not a correctly and accurate draw, but I did mybest... I'd like to...

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"...

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

From "Model Airplane International" October 2008

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...

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...

Circa late 1942 Ing. Casiraghi, chief designer of Piaggio, worked on a project fro an high-altitude pressurized long range bomber. P-130 was powered by 4 Piaggio P XII RC 100 A DB-605 located on top of the bomb bay drove the compressor. Defensive weapons were two revolving turrets Breda Z on...

Antonio Surfin in the web i found two of the non built projects from ing. Bellomo who worked for italian Aeronautica Umbra and create these fighter projects before italy get involved in the WWII. Both are twin engine fighters the illustrations were not good, but it´s better than nothing...