Enrico Forlanini Airplanes ?

[hesham]

Hi,

Mr. Enrico Forlanini was an Italian engineering,he designed aircraft,airships,hydrofoils
and helicopters,in this strange picture on Ebay,they describe this hydrofoil as a seaplane ?,
who has a drawing or picture to his airplanes ?.

 

[iverson]

I think that it is a fast boat with hydrofoils. The term "hydroplane" would just mean a boat that planes on or through the water in this instance. The air propellers would solve the power transmission problem that hydrofoils would otherwise present.

The speed quoted--125 kph or about 78 mph--on 75 hp seems hardly possible without hydrofoils.

I see no sign of a wing.

 

[hesham]

Thank you Iverson;

but I want to say,this engineering designed and built aircraft,where is it ?,of course
this pictures shows a hydrofoil only.

 

[iverson]

I'm not sure that I understand the question. But the photo says it was taken on Lake Maggiore in northern Italy.

Forlanini was known for his hydrofoils, as well as airships and aircraft ideas. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Forlanini.

I think that this is another view of the hydrofoil in your photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Forlanini_Hydrofoil_1911.jpg

Also, see https://oldmachinepress.com/2016/01/24/idroscivolanti-and-the-raid-pavia-venezia/ for some interesting non-hydrofoil hydroplanes powered by air propellers.

 

[hesham]

Forlanini was known for his hydrofoils, as well as airships and aircraft ideas. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Forlanini.

Hi Iverson,

that is what I meant,he designed aircraft,where is it ?,a picture or drawing ... etc

 

[iverson]

He designed dirigibles and helicopters. I don't know about airplanes.

See:

http://www.storiadimilano.it/Personaggi/Milanesi%20illustri/forlanini/forlanini.htm
https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=Enrico%20Forlanini&item_type=topic&nojs=1
https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=List%20of%20Forlanini%20airships&nojs=1
http://www.museoscienza.org/english/departments/air_transport_helicopter.asp
http://aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/forlanini.php
http://military.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Forlanini_airships

 

[hesham]

Thank you Iverson,

but as in Wikipedia,he also designed aircraft ?.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Forlanini

 

[hesham]

Here is an airplane for him;

http://www.avia-it.com/act/biblioteca/periodici/PDF%20Riviste/Ala%20d'Italia/L'ALA%20D'ITALIA%201931%2005.pdf

 

[iverson]

I don't know if Forlanini had any direct connection with it, but the Pescara-Guidoni torpedo bomber of 1911-1914 used what look like Forlanini's ladder-type hydrofoils to get it off the water.