società italiana caproni

  1. Stargazer

    Caproni Ca.211 three-engined long-range bomber project

    Another beautiful find in the current Mallams Caproni-related auction is these plans of the unbuilt Ca.211, a three-engined high-wing bomber designed by engineer Caratti. The Ca.211 was related to the also unbuilt Ca.204 project, with which it shared the same basic structure. Both were submitted...
  2. Stargazer

    Caproni Ca.150 twin-boom fighter project

    The twin-boom Caproni Ca.150 was an attack-fighter ordered in 1936 but subsequently cancelled. The current Caproni auction at Mallams has enabled the emergence of some really interesting material, such as these Ca.150 documents which show two different design iterations (Ca.150 and Ca.150/2)...
  3. Hood

    Caproni Collection Auction

    For anyone with deeper pockets, a collection of drawings, sketches and ephemera by Giovanni Caproni is up for auction at Abdingdon on 12 November. https://www.mallams.co.uk/auction/details/ab-early-flight---the-caproni-collection--the-collectors-sale/?au=565
  4. Grey Havoc

    CA class Midget submarines (Royal Italian Navy)

    An interesting midget submarine that became a vital part of an even more interesting operation of the Decima Flottiglia MAS that came close to fruition in 1943 (it was ultimately scheduled for December of that year, but events intervened). Development of the CA-class had begun pre-war, in 1938...
  5. C

    Caproni CDR-10

    In volume 8 of “Gente dell’Aria” by Giorgio Evangelisti published in 2012, there is a description of an italian trimotor called Caproni CDR-10, equipped with three Isotta Fraschini “Delta” RC.41. CDR stands for Caproni-De Bernardi-Rossi. The latter was the engineer Lelio Rossi, former Technical...
  6. archipeppe

    Caproni Ca-313 GB

    Having started this discussion in Re 2000 topic, I decided to realize a profile of the Caproni Ca-313 in RAF 1940 camouflage. The camo is based upon that one standard for Blenheim Mk1 supposing that RAF would utilize the Caproni in the same role of light bomber/recce. In this case I suppose...
  7. archipeppe

    Caproni Ca.183

    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....
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