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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...

Contest 1934: A speedy bomber for the Royal Italian Air Force Talking about the characteristics and necessities of competition held by the Italian Ministry of Aeronautics in 1934 for a Terrestrial bomber <Veloce> (speedy) defined with the intention to evade enemy fighters; You must place in the...

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 boys, I found for you an intriguing matter. In the present days archives of Piaggio Aero there is a picture (I enclose it), vaguely captioned 'Simulacro in legno' (wooden mock-up). I asked the engineer in charge of the picture files and he said he was unable to identify the mock-up. It appear...

As promised the Piaggio P. 133, Italian mixture between a Lancaster and a Liberator. Enjoy it. ;D

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

Thank you for your message! I do bear excellent news. Ian Allan has green-lighted my Italian secret projects book proposal. But I won't be the only one at the helm on this one as this board's very own Skybolt will be sharing authoring duties with me. He was a natural choice with his top notch...

From "Model Airplane International" October 2008

scanned for you from "Aerei nella Storia" of this month ! Simply design of Piaggio 133 was strictly connected to B-24 !

I've found out, at www.chandelle.net, these two drawings about Caproni's fighter project. Sincerely I don't know how much fictional, speculative or based upon real designs they are....

Hi all, today no Caproni-Fighter. In Ali d'Italia Caproni Ca.133 I have found little info´s about the unbuild versions of the Ca.133, but no drawing or technical data. If you have drawings, 3views or technical data about the Ca.141, Ca.151 and Ca.177 please let me know ::) Servus Maveric

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...

Sometimes projects make themselves discovered in very unlikely places. Last Friday I was in Rome at the Italian Air Force historical archives doing research for my book. On the same table there was my friend Paolo Miana looking for infos on the Italian giant bombers of late 20s -early 30s...

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...

Discussing the CC.2 in the Campini projects thread, the talk went on the Re.2007, a notorious fake. Since there is some interest in this and it seems that the "fekeness" ot the Re.2007 is not widely aknowledged, I give here a (somewhat lenghty explanation). Since we are in Secret projects, I...

Campini CS3. 3 Isotta Fraschini L121 inline engines driving propellors. Outer engines drive burners like CC2. Central engine provides supercharging for others above 5000m. Project from 1939. Picture No.1 GA of CS.3 Picture No.2 section view of CS.3 and CS.4 Source: Aerofan