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Страна: Италия

Год: 1911

R.Abate,G.Alegi,G.Apostolo Aeroplani Caproni: Gianni Caproni and His Aircraft, 1910-1983

In February 1911 Caproni met ingegner Agostino De Agostini, a prominent figure in business and industrial circles. From this stemmed the forming of the Ingg. De Agostini & Caproni Aviazione company, which found a new base at Vizzola Ticino, in part with help from Gherardo Baragiola who already had the use of some land with a small hangar for his Bleriot monoplane. The following months saw the addition of three sheds with the necessary tools, which were used to build the first Caproni monoplane which the Swiss pilot Enrico Cobioni would test in mid June. Flight training activity was developed in parallel with production, with a considerable flow of Italian and foreign student pilots. Despite this the company was short lived and, with De Agostini’s withdrawal, Caproni remained alone.

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Описание:

  • R.Abate,G.Alegi,G.Apostolo Aeroplani Caproni: Gianni Caproni and His Aircraft, 1910-1983
  • J.Davilla Italian Aviation in the First World War. Vol.2: Aircraft A-H (A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes 74)