Agusta-Zappata AZ.8L airliner prototype......

[Caravellarella]

Dear Boys and Girls, here is an article in French announcing the Agusta-Zappata AZ.8L airliner. It isn't a "project" because it was built and flown. It shows some odd features in comparison to its competitors like the Fokker F.27 Friendship and the Handley-Page Herald; such as a narrow 2 abreast seating fuselage and a cabin floor interrupted by protruding wing-spar carry-through structures (probably why it wasn't a successful contender in the DC-3 replacement market)......

The article comes from the 22nd June 1957 issue of Les Ailes......

Terry (Caravellarella)

 

[toura]

Re: Agusta-Zappata AZ8 airliner......

I don't remember from where

 

[toura]

Re: Agusta-Zappata AZ8 airliner......

Yes it flow

 

[fishjay]

Re: Agusta-Zappata AZ8 airliner......

Man, I do like the nose on that plane. It kind of reminds me of the DH Comet.

fishjay

 

[Caravellarella]

Dear Boys and Girls, here are some more pictures of the Agusta-Zappata AZ.8L airliner prototype; an object lesson in why you shouldn't put too many engines on airframe......

The pictures come from issue 15 of Dimensione Cielo......

Terry (Caravellarella)

 

[Caravellarella]

Dear Boys and Girls, here are some more pictures of the Agusta-Zappata AZ.8L prototype found in my computer; I don't know their origin......

Terry (Caravellarella)

 

[archipeppe]

Great find Terry!!

Thanks a lot.

 

[hesham]

Hi,


from JP4 magazine,here is anther 3-view to AZ.8 transport aircraft,and a pressurized
cabin version of it.

 

[MC72]

An interesting replacement for the DC-3 but with too many motors