and about Antonio Chiribiri,for his two aircraft,I ask if there was one of them for military use or not ?.
Antonio Chiribiri produced at least
five airframes (to four related designs). But that is not counting a 1908 Achille Bertelli helicopter design (which Chiribiri was invited to collaborate on after joining Brixia-Züst) or a 1910
ornitottero designed with Franz Miller.
Chiribiri also designed a multi-engined aircraft c.1928 under the auspices of SA ABC (Società Anonima Automobili Brevetti Chiribiri) although his real interest here seems to have been in the design of the aero-engines themselves. Nothing came of this. (Anyone have any details on this ABC concept?)
In September 1911, Fabbrica Torinese Velivoli Chiribiri & C. was founded by Antonio Chiribiri with partner Maurizio Ramassotto and a notary named Baricco.
Ing. Gaudenzio Verga was also involved (although perhaps not as a controlling shareholder) as was pilot Guido Paolucci. Presumably, Paolucci acted as a test-pilot (a role he soon played with Gabardini) but he may also been involved in the flying school set up by Chiribiri and Ramassotto at Mirafiori.
Built Chiribiri Aircraft Designs
Chiribiri 1 : 1911 Blériot type, 1 x 40 hp Chiribiri water-cooled 4-cylinder inline
-- Flown by Antonio Chiribiri at Torino's Piazza d'Armi, 09 March 1911, crashed on landing
Chiribiri 2 : 1912 Blériot type, 2-seat tandem, 1 x 50 hp Chiribiri 4-cylinder
-- 1st flown by Maurizio Ramassotto* from Mirafiori aerodrome
Chiribiri 3 : 1911-12 Blériot type, 3-seater, 1 x 80-to-100 hp Chiribiri engine
-- Refined, more powerful derivative of Chiribiri 2 prototype, x 2
Chiribiri 5: 1913 Blériot type, 2-seater (side-by-side), 1 x (??)
-- Chiribiri n.5 was 1st to fly from Italian mainland to Sardinia
Both Chiribiri 3 aircraft were loaned to the
Aero Club d'Italia's
Comitato Pro Flotta Aerea - an organization dedicated to popularizing aviation in Italy. The Chiribiri 3s were demonstrated for potential military service but foreign types were preferred. In 1913, the Chiribiri n.3 went to Ecuador as '
Patria nº 1'.
The Chiribiri 5 was designed specifically to appeal to the
Aviazione Militare as a trainer (Chiribiri also running a flying school at Mirafiori which was well-frequented by military officers). Alas, the
Aviazione Militare wasn't interested in the Chiribiri 5. By then, Ramassotto had withdrawn as test pilot (being a new father at the time).
In 1914, Chiribiri quit aviation to focus on automotive designs. During WWI, the Chiribiri workshops were judged underutilized and they were assigned license production of French Le Rhône rotary engines for the Italian military.