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General Forums => Films and Screenshots => Topic started by: Rapace on November 02, 2002, 04:42:37 AM

Title: Caproni CC1
Post by: Rapace on November 02, 2002, 04:42:37 AM

This Italian airplane you knew it?  

(http://digilander.libero.it/wwiiol/Rapace/Foto%20Storiche/pict0034.jpg)

Title: Caproni CC1
Post by: babek- on November 05, 2002, 05:28:22 PM

It looks beautiful but it is also only a piece of crap. :D

Slow, fuel-wasting and useless for a warplane.

Here more:

http://www.museoscienza.org/english/aereo/caproni.html

Title: Caproni CC1
Post by: udet on November 05, 2002, 08:08:16 PM

fake turbojet :) The compressor was driven by a regular piston engine.

Title: Caproni CC1
Post by: babek- on November 06, 2002, 03:05:55 AM

Just look at the maximum speed of the plane :D
A Ju88-bomber was faster than this italian jet.