Caproni Vizzola "Arciere II" twin-boom fighter project (1943)

[Stargazer]

Looking at these beautiful company drawings, one could think the designers at Caproni had seen the Vultee XP-54... But then again, it could just be the old "form follows function" routine, with separate teams reaching the same conclusions following the same requirements... I can't find any indication on the plans as to what engines would have been used. Anyway, this Caproni Vizzola "Arciere" II ("archer") would have been something of a beauty, had it been built, right?

 

[KVittorioVeneto]

At the auction there was another design called "Arciere I" and dated at May 1943, which is different if you compare it to the "Arciere II", so my only guess is that they initially went for a fighter proposal then switched into a heavy-fighter with a twin-boom design, amirite?

 

[archipeppe]

Never seen before, nice finding guys!!!

 

[Tonton-42]

Never seen before, nice finding guys!!!

Former of a design office in an advanced industrial field where I lived the manual realization of the plots (creation and evolution), I can attest to the beautiful graphic quality of these drawings made by hand. The admirable precision of the connections is noted, with perfect control by the designer. The importance of the documents constituting the definition files in the control of a product cannot be overstated since "in fine" they are the basis for certification in accordance with final acceptance, and not the production file ... But like many old people, I blab ...