What is this plane?

[Pigslilspaz]

Who gave the Italians the bright idea to fly eggs around?

[1pLUs44]

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Who gave the Italians the bright idea to fly eggs around?

[Wolfala]

Stipa-Caproni Flying Barrel

[RTHolmes]

thats about the nuttiest looking plane Ive ever seen.

[FLS]

Here's a little video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYqr2h_xQRk

[AWwrgwy]

I thought everyone was doing it.








wrongway

[MiloMorai]

Its inspiration was this German a/c from WW1.



Yes it was a real a/c > DFW T28 FLOH.
http://www.the-blueprints.com/blueprints/modernplanes/modern-df-dz/24749/view/dfw_t28_floh/

The DFW T28 Floh (Flea) was designed in 1915 by the Chief Engineer of the Deutsche Flugzeugwerke GmbH of Leipzig-Lindenthal, Dipl.Ing. Hermann Dorner, and with it, its creator aimed at building a high speed fighter, hence the special emphasis put on streamlining that led to the aircrafts unparalleled silhouette. In fact it seems that in the beginning the Floh was projected as a strut and wire less aircraft but when it finally reached prototype form, struts and wires were conventionally added to an aeroplane that did not look conventional at all.

Powered by a 100hp in-line Mercedes D1 engine and armed with a single machine gun installed over the engine inside the fuselage, the Floh made a very promising first flight during which a speed of 180 Km/h was recorded, a feat at the time. This notwithstanding, German authorities chose not to sponsor the development of the aircraft due to its difficult landing characteristics (extant on the very first flight that resulted in light damage to the wing cell) and the Floh passed into history as another curiosity in military aircraft development.

[Rino]

     Holy Flying Headwind Batman! 

[uptown]

It looks like a circus plane 

[uptown]

It's a Brewster! 

[jolly22]

HAHA i'd sooo fly that!!! be a tuough lil plane to hit..... unless your goin to HO. 

[Ack-Ack]

thats about the nuttiest looking plane Ive ever seen.

Imagine how it looked in flight.



The Caproni Stipa image in the first post isn't an original, it's a 3/5 scale flying replica but still would be been cool to see fly.


ack-ack

[fbWldcat]

HAHA i'd sooo fly that!!! be a tuough lil plane to hit..... unless your goin to HO. 

Then you can kiss your engine goodbye.

[bravoa8]

LOL funny looking

[715]

I'm curious as to what aerodynamic problem that design is trying to solve?  Is a ducted prop more efficient than unducted?  Would concentrating the prop wash over the elevator improve maneuverability at slow speeds?