ITALIAN AEROPLANES
Reading edition
A
ANTONI.
Soc. di aviazione Antoni, via Vitt. Emanuele, 46, Pisa. School: S. Guisto, Pisa. Output capacity: about 20 machines a year.
1912-13. Single seat mono.1912-13. 2-seater military mono.
Length feet (m.) 33 (10) 36 (11)
Span feet (m.) 28 (8.50) 28 (8.50)
Area sq. feet (m².) 172 (16) 237 (22)
Weight machine lbs. (kg.) 660 (300) 770 (350)
useful lbs. (kg.) ... ...
Motor h.p. Gnome or Anzani Gnome and Anzani
Speed max. m.p.h. (km.) ... ...
min. m.p.h. (km.) ... ...
Endurance hrs. ... ...
Number built during 1912 ... ...
ASTERIA.
Fabbr. Ital. Aeroplani ing. Darbesio e. C., via Salbertrand, 12, Torino (Turin). School: Mirafiori. Capacity: small.
1912-13. Monoplane. 1912-13. Biplane.
Length feet (m.) 21-3/4 (6.50) 29-1/2 (9)
Span feet (m.) 26-1/2 (8.10) 44 (13.50)
... 24-1/2 (7.50)
Area sq. feet (m².) 162 (15) 431 (40)
Weight machine lbs. (kgs.) 530 (240) 110 (500)
useful lbs. (kgs.) ... ...
Motor h.p. 50 Gnome 70 Renault
Speed max. m.p.h. (km.) ... ...
min. m.p.h. (km.) ... ...
Endurance hrs. ... ...
Number built during 1912 ... ...
C
CALDERARA. Navy hydro-monoplane.
Model 1912-13. "Hydro vol."
Length feet (m.) 54 (16.50)
Span feet (m.) 61 (18.50)
Area sq. feet (m².) 753 (70)
Weight total lbs. (kgs.) 2644 (1200)
useful lbs. (kgs.) ...
Motor h.p. 150 (formerly 100 Gnome)
Speed max. m.p.h. (km.) 62 (100)
min. m.p.h. (km.) 50 (80)
Endurance hrs. 6-1/2
Number Built during 1912 1
Lieut. Calderara's floats consist of a plurality of w.t. compartments with internal lattice frame, well braced. Hull is formed of three skins of wood, sail-cloth between each. Distance between outer floats, 21 feet (6.30 m.) Centre of gravity is only 4½ feet (1.40 m.) above water. If necessary wings can be cut away and the central hull used as a boat with emergency sail.
CALDERARA. Uniform Aeroplane Scale
CAPRONI.
Soc. di Aviazione Ingg, Caproni e Faccanoni, Vizzola Ticino. School: Vizzola Ticino.
Models 1912-13. Single Seat mono. A. Single Seat mono. B. 2-seater mono. 3-seater mono.
Length feet (m.) 26-1/4 (8) 26-1/4 (8) ... ...
Span feet (m.) 29 (8.80) 29 (8.80) ... ...
Area sq. ft. (m².) 162 (15) 162 (15) 172 (16) 226 (21)
Weight machine lbs. (kgs.) 485 (220) 660 (300) 750 (340) 760 (345)
useful lbs. (kgs.) ... ... ... ...
Motor h.p. 35 Anzani 50 Gnome 60 Anzani 80 Gnome
Speed max. m.p.h. (km.) 56 (90) 75 (120) 75 (120) 87 (140)
min. m.p.h. (km.) ... ... ... ...
Endurance hrs. 3-1/2 ... ... 4
Number built during 1912 ... ... ... ...
Remarks.—At the end of 1912, held Italian record for speed, 200-300 k.m. Flown by Cobioni.
CAPRONI-BRISTOL.
Caproni also builds under Bristol license.
CHIRIBIRI.
A Chiribiri e. C, via Lamarmora 28, and via Don Bosco 68-73. Torino (Turin).
CHIRIBIRI.
Models 1912-13. 45 h.p. mono. 50 h.p. mono. Racing mono. 80 h.p. mono.
Length feet (m.) 23 (7) 23 (7) 24-3/4 (7.50) 25-3/4 (7.80)
Span feet (m.) 29-1/2 (9) 29-1/2 (9) 31 (9.30) 39-2/3 (12.10)
Area sq. ft. (m².) 204 (19) 204 (19) 226 (21) 258 (24)
Weight machine lbs. (kgs.) 595 (270) 683 (310) 772 (350) 595 (270)
useful lbs. (kgs.) ... ... ... ...
Motor h.p. 45 Chiribiri 50 Chiribiri 60 Chiribiri 80 Chiribiri
Speed max. m.p.h. (km.) 44 (70) 56 (90) 103 (165) 65 (105)
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Endurance hrs. ... ... ... ...
Number built during 1912 ... ... 2 ...
F
FRIULI.
E. Pensuti e E. Calligaro, Pordenone. School: Pordenone. A 30-35 h.p. Anzani motor monoplane. Area, 150 sq. feet. (14 m²). Generally of Bleriot type, but Hanriot type landing carriage.
G
GUIDONI. Naval Hydroavions.
Either a Farman biplane or a Nieuport mono. is used, mounted on special floats designed by Capitano del Genio navale Guidoni. There are two long floats, each of which is fitted with parallel fins.
FOREIGN AGENCIES.
Foreign types of machines are constructed in Italy under licenses as follows:—
BLERIOT.
Soc. Ital. Transaerea, corso Peschiera 25, Torino (Turin).
BRISTOL.
(British), by Caproni.
DEPERDUSSIN.
Soc. Ital. degli Aeroplani, via Giulini 7b, Milan.
NIEUPORT.
Carrozzeria Macchi. Varese.