Macchi MC.204

[Andrewjs2007]

Guys

Having read recenty that this was a devleopment of the Mc.202 with a water-cooled upright-vee engine (probably an Asso) anyone care to sepculate what it might have looked like?

Thanks


Andrew

 

[Apophenia]

Macchi C.204 was to have a 1000 hp Isotta Fraschini Asso L.121 or L.122.
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=3464.0

A highly speculative sideview of the C.204 is attached.

[Deleted as inaccurate.]

 

[Andrewjs2007]

Hi Aophenia


Apologies for delay in replying.
Many thanks for the image.
You say 'highly speculative' what is the source for the image?


Thanks


Andrew

 

[lark]

What is your source Andrewjs ?

After much searchwork about the MC.204 I still have no results...

 

[Andrewjs2007]

Lark

It was Apophenia who has come up with the image.
It's interesting, but a you can see he says it is highly speculative

Andrew

 

[lark]

Indeed Andrewsj,but if it is possible ,I like to
know in which book or magazine you have
read about this Macchi design....

 

[iverson]

I've attached a profile drawing that I made from materials posted on http://www.avia-it.com/act/biblioteca/libri/libribyavia_indice_m.asp, along with a couple of the drawings that I based mine on.

The AVIA (Associazione di volontariato in Italia per l'Aviazione) site library includes two very informative articles in Italian: "Ancora C.204" ("The C.204 Again") by Marco Gueli and "Macchi C.204: il prototipo che non fu" (Macchi C.204: the prototype that never was") by Giovanni Massimello.

 

[hesham]

Nice find Iverson.

 

[Apophenia]

Indeed! And the MC.204 was much better looking than I'd envisioned

 

[hesham]

Hi,

I want to check about this Info; Savoia-Macrhetti SM-96 was one from its competitors ?.