But the Stipa-Caproni wasn’t just weird - it was ahead of its time. Discover how this oddball aircraft helped pave the way for modern aviation tech. Rex's Hangar.

The Stipa-Caproni was an experimental airplane designed by the Italian aeronautical engineer and aircraft designer Luigi Stipa, and built by Caproni, an Italian aircraft manufacturer. Despite ...

The 1930s saw wild aviation experiments, but the Stipa-Caproni stood out. Designed by Luigi Stipa and built by Caproni, this "flying barrel" featured a tube-like fuselage that funneled airflow for ...

Tags: Flying Barrel, Italian Air Force, Italy, Military, NASA, and Stipa-Caproni Italy’s Flying Barrel: Is This The Strangest Looking Plane of All Time? May 30, 2021 ...

The flying barrel was published in the Rivista Aeronautica (Aeronautical Review), reports HistoryNet, and after a petition to the Air Ministry a prototype was developed with the Caproni Aviation ...

The airplane that many called “the flying barrel” is also widely considered the ugliest plane ever built. However, [Dark Skies] in the video you can see below argues that the Stipa-Caproni was ...

The Caproni Stipa Flying Barrel consisted of a short, wide, hollow tube through which the propeller wash was directed. (Aeronautica Militare Italiana) One of aviation’s oldest clichés is that ...

Stipa-Caproni is an Italian experimental aircraft designed by Luigi Stipa and built by Gianni Caproni in 1932. Its barrel-shape fuselage, enclosing the engine and propeller, served as inspiration ...

This is the remarkable story of the Caproni Ca.60 Transaero, a nine-winged flying boat airliner that could have only been built in Italy. By 1921, the world's very first transatlantic flight had ...

A Caproni Ca.3 WWI bomber replica flew in formation with an Italian Air Force F-35B over Istrana earlier ... (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) mode: the Ca.3r was indeed flying at about 65 knots ...