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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nico" data-source="post: 119164" data-attributes="member: 2064">Hi friends:one of the fascinating aspect of the matter of our interest is the... infinity: we find continuously new  themes.In the ever appealing folder labelled "Piaggio" in my archives I found a bad quality photostat of an undesignated sketch. I tried to fit it in one of my scanners then I subimitted it to a friend familiar with the Piaggio history. In fact, I already had an idea and he confirmed it: surely is a preliminary side view of the P.146.As we know, in 1948, Eng. Giovanni P. Casiraghi (chief engineer and technical director of the aeronautical branch of Piaggio) was part of an Italian team the visited the British aircraft engine industry. Italian aircraft industry expected a requirement for a new fighter aircraft for Aeronautica Militare (eventually the Vampire was the choice) and there were some sketches and projects, including the Piaggio P.146.The Casiraghi's idea appeared as a sort of Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star but with a swept wing and tail (about 40°). The engine probably would be the deHavilland H.1 Goblin, rated at 1,500 kg/st, and the only "hard data" that we have is a fuselage length of 11.24 m.That's another little step in the puzzle of the Piaggio designs of postwar era. About that matter I have also some other information that we will deal with in future postsNico</blockquote>

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