Stipa-Caproni

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Stipa-Caproni
Stipa-Caproni
Type: Experimental airplane
Design country:

Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Italy

Manufacturer:

Caproni

First flight:

October 7, 1932

Number of pieces:

1

The Stipa-Caproni was an experimental aircraft made by the Italian manufacturer Caproni .

history

As early as October 1927, the Italian designer Luigi Stipa gave a lecture on ducted propellers at an international aviation congress in Rome .

In 1932, Stipa manufactured a test aircraft with this drive concept at the aircraft manufacturer Caproni, which first flew in October 1932. Domenico Antonini, a Caproni test pilot, carried out the maiden flight.

construction

Stipa-Caproni under construction

Stipa built the plane out of wood. The hull, which was tubular on the outside, was designed as a Venturi nozzle on the inside . The engine nacelle with the slim four-cylinder in-line engine from the British manufacturer de Havilland Aircraft Company was suspended in the center of the front area of ​​the tube.

Technical specifications

Stipa-Caproni
Parameter Data
crew 2
span 13.3 m
Wing area 19 m²
Empty mass 600 kg
Max. Takeoff mass 800 kg
Engine de Havilland Gipsy III with 120 PS (approx. 90 kW)

See also

Web links

Commons : Stipa-Caproni  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The IV. International Air Congress. (PDF) In: FLIGHT, NOVEMBER 17, 1927. Flight International , November 17, 1927, p. 800 , accessed on October 13, 2018 (English): “On the Lift of an Air-Screw with a Ring. L. Stipa "
  2. ↑ Looks a bit fishy! (PDF) In: FLIGHT, SEPTEMBER 14, 1933. Flight International , September 14, 1933, p. 917 , accessed on October 13, 2018 (English): “It is not, however, a photo of a tropical fish taken in the Zoo Aquarium, but an aerial view of the latest Stipa Caproni flying "Venturi tube" "
  3. ^ Robert Guttmann: Caproni Flying Barrel. In: Aviation History Magazine. HistoryNet.com, January 31, 2018, accessed October 13, 2018 .
  4. ↑ a b A Flying Venturi Pipe. (PDF) In: FLIGHT, OCTOBER 20, 1932. Flight International , October 20, 1932, p. 995 , accessed on October 13, 2018 (English): “The reasons which led Signor Stipa to design this weird beast are slightly obscure [ ...] "
  5. ↑ a b The flying barrel. In: Historic Wings. Thomas Van Hare, October 7, 2012, accessed on October 13, 2018 .