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Caproni, also known as Società de Agostini e Caproni and Società Caproni e Comitti, was an Italian aircraft manufacturer. Its main base of operations was at Taliedo, near Linate Airport, on the outski
1943 Aeroplani Caproni logo
Caproni Ca.316 seaplane at its moorings.
The Caproni Campini N.1 overflying Piazza Venezia, Rome
Caproni Ca.60
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The Caproni Ca.60 Transaereo, often referred to as the Noviplano or Capronissimo, was the prototype of a large nine-wing flying boat intended to become a 100-passenger transatlantic airliner. It featu
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…activity largely orientated towards the production of bombers and light transport aircraft. Perhaps the most distinctive of Caproni's aircraft was the Caproni Ca.60 Transaereo, an experimental large flying boat designed for the civil sector. At the time, the concept of a large multi-engined flying boat to serve long-distance…
The Caproni Ca.60 on Lake Maggiore. This picture, taken in 1921, shows the three wing sets mounted on top of the hull and the booms that connected them, as well as the panoramic cabin windows.
The Transaereo under construction in Sesto Calende. Gianni Caproni is sitting on the left side outrigger.
Scale model of the Transaereo, at the Volandia museum. Note the central push-pull nacelle, with pull-only nacelles on either side, and the open cockpits for pilots (on top of the main cabin) and flight engineer (in the central nacelle).
Only one of the eight Liberty L-12 engines of the Transeaereo survives, shown here on display at the Caproni Museum.