Luigi Stipa was highly skilled in mathematics and aeronautical engineering, honed his talent at the Engineering Division of the Italian Air Ministry. When he was commissioned by the Italian government ...
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The ugliest aircraft ever built may have predicted the jet age
In the experimental madness of the 1930s, Italy built an aircraft that looked more like a flying barrel than a real airplane. The Stipa-Caproni was bizarre, slow, and almost cartoonish, yet hidden ...
Ninety-three years ago today, on October 7, 1932, the Stipa-Caproni made its first flight. This experimental aircraft was designed by Italian aviation pioneer Luigi Stipa and built by the Caproni ...
Here’s What You Need to Remember: Buoyed by the Italian government funding of his project, and interest in his work from the Italian aeronautics community, Stipa patented his design in Italy, ...
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