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Hi,

I will try here to speak about the list of this designer,which is
not easy;

PC.I or PC.1 was a single seat monoplane powered by one engine,1908
PC.II or PC-2 was a three-seat monoplane of 1910/11
PC.III or PC.3 was a seaplane biplane with swivel fuselage of 1914
PC.4 ------?
PC.5 ? was unknown,but may it was all wing light aircraft of 1920s,
project ony
PC.6 ------?
Helicopter was a helicopter patent
*** He emigrated to Brazil in 1919 and returned in 1931,and when he back,
C.7 was a swept wing tailles glider or aircraft
C.8 to C.12 ------?
C.13 was a swept wing twin boom tailless glider or aircraft
C.14 was a straight wing twin boom tailless glider or aircraft
C.15 was a straight wing twin boom (without rear wing stabilizer)
tailless glider or aircraft
C.16 was a swept wing twin boom (without rear wing stabilizer)
tailless glider or aircraft
C.17 ? was unknown ?,but may it was developed from C.16, as a tailless
glider,with swept wing
C.18 was a swept wing tailles glider or aircraft
C.19 to C.21 ------?
C.22 was a rhomboid wing glider,with low level fuselage
C.23 was a larger rhomboid wing glider,also with low level fuselage
C.24 to C.26 ------?
C.27 was a large rhomboid wing airplane,may had a single seat and
powered by one engine
C.28 was a rhomboid wing aircraft,with two engines,may
be a light airplane
C.29 ------?
C.30 may it was a twin engined transport aircraft,has inverted
deta wing
C.31 was a rhomboid wing aircraft,may a two-seat light airplane,
powered by single engine
C.32 was a single seat rhomboid wing aircraft,maybe a fighter,
powered by one radial engine
C.32/II was developed from above,but had a twin boom stabbilizer
tail
C.33 was a single seat rhomboid wing glider or aircraft
C.34 was a twin engined rhomboid wing aircraft,maybe a bomber
C.35 was a single seat rhomboid wing aircraft,could be a fighter,
and powered by one engine
C.36 was single seat rhomboid wing glider,also with low level
fuselage
C.37 to C.59 ------?
PC.60 was a tandem two-seat rhomboid wing tourist airplane,
powered by single engine,and had tricycle fixed landing gear
PC.656 or PC.65/6 was a single seat rhomboid low-wing light airplane,
powered by one engine
PC.70 & PC.80 ------?
PC.85 was a two-seat trainer with a rhomboid wing airplane
PC.90 ------?
PC.100 was single seat rhomboid high wing glider
PC.110 to PC.130 -------?
PC.140 was a single seat rhomboid wing light tourist aircraft,powered by
one 35-40 hp American Aeronca engine
PC.150 was mentioned in a site,without any details
PC.160 ? was unknown,but may it was a tailles sengle seat glider
project of 1942
PC.200 to PC.400 ------?
PC.500 was a single seat rhomboid wing glider,built in 1937
PC.600 to PC.1400 ------?
PC.1500 was a tandem two-seat rhomboid high wing aircraft,maybw
a military reconnaissance airplane,powered by one radial engine
PC.1600 was three seat rhomboid wing attack aircraft,powered by
one radial engine
PC.1700 to PC.1900 ------?
PC.2000M was a twin engined rhomboid low wing medium bomber
and military aircraft
PC.2000C was large version of PC.2000M,intended to be a transport
aircraft,also with rhomboid low wing
PC.XXX was a Jet aircraft project,also with rhomboid wing
PC.XXX was single seat rhomboid wing or all-wing aircraft,powered
by one engine,1950
PC.

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I finish it, and any additions or corrections are welcome.
 
S.15 sailplane by Flaminio Piana Canova, found at this auction site. Also there is a letter by Mattioli
www.chiswickauctions.co.uk

Lot 583 - Italian Aviation.-

Lot 583 - Italian Aviation.- - Estimate 100-150 GBP
www.chiswickauctions.co.uk www.chiswickauctions.co.uk

So I guess there is also a whole series of S.xx designations too? :)
 

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!Mark said:
S.15 sailplane by Flaminio Piana Canova, found at this auction site. Also there is a letter by Mattioli
www.chiswickauctions.co.uk

Lot 583 - Italian Aviation.-

Lot 583 - Italian Aviation.- - Estimate 100-150 GBP
www.chiswickauctions.co.uk www.chiswickauctions.co.uk

So I guess there is also a whole series of S.xx designations too? :)
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That's not true as I knwon dear Mark,and the drawing is actually
the C.18,may we have a wrong design ?!.
 

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No, why do you say they are the same? They are completely different. The one I posted says "Veleggiatore S.15" (sailplane S.15) in the bottom-right corner so it's different.
Although the two projects would be roughly from the same year if 2-6-XI is the date, it means year XI of the Fascist Era, which would be between late 1933 and 1934.
It looks more the C18 actually which is dated 1934.
Who made the table with all the planes btw? Where is it from?
 

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hesham said:
I think that,may this was C.17,and not C.15 or S.15 ?,but between using C or S,it's not important.
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Maybe S stood for "sviluppo" (development) or "schizzo" (sketch) similar to the German E (entwurf)? Idk I'm just guessing.
While C must have stood for Canova, PC for Piana Canova. I assume those were reserved for the official designs while S could have been a series of development sketches/projects.
 
!Mark said:
Maybe S stood for "sviluppo" (development) or "schizzo" (sketch) similar to the German E (entwurf)? Idk I'm just guessing.
While C must have stood for Canova, PC for Piana Canova. I assume those were reserved for the official designs while S could have been a series of development sketches/projects.
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May you are right,who knows ?.
 
Also maybe I'm wrong but I remember seeing a design very much similar to the S-15 years ago. Maybe it was the same plane posted elsewhere.
 

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