Mario Calderara Airplanes & Projects

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Hi,

he was an Italian designer,began with some gliders in 1903 and 1904,and after learned
the aeronautical from Wright Brothers,he make a glider inspired of their design in 1905,
and he flew in his seaplane glider in 1907,after that he worked for Voisin and in 1909
he joined Goupy to make Calderara-Goupy seaplane biplane in 1909.

During 1911,he designed and built a largest seaplane could carry three persons,and he
did a flight in 1912,he created one Project for a parasol wing seaplane monoplane,also
he had anther unknown Project for a bigger seaplane,but no more info.

He died in 1944.

https://aerostoria.blogspot.com/2014/03/mario-calderara-un-pilota-geniale.html
 

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