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Code 8505
EUR 800.00
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1785409407Code 8505 TailplaneHorizontal tailplane in laminated walnut and mahogany, scale model created to test individual aircraft parts in the wind tunnel to study the aerodynamic response to varying profiles, originating from the Caproni wind tunnel in the 1930s.
Mounted on a custom-made metal and brass base.
Good condition.
Dimensions with base: 37 x 4 x 33 cm – 14.5 x 1.7 x 13 in.
The trapezoidal shape with rounded ends and the tapered central profile are typical of Caproni monoplane tailplanes from the mid-1930s and early 1940s. The small holes along the central mahogany spine served both to attach the model to the wind tunnel dynamometer and to accommodate microtubes for measuring aerodynamic pressure.
The Caproni factories in Milan, Taliedo, Vizzola Ticino, and Guidonia, were famous pioneers of aerodynamics in Italy. Between 1930 and 1940, before the era of computer simulation, every aircraft (from bombers and fighters to seaplanes and experimental prototypes like the Stipa-Caproni) had to undergo wind tunnel testing.
Founded in 1910 by engineer Gianni Caproni in Somma Lombardo, the Società Aviatori Caproni was one of the largest and most innovative aviation companies in Italy and the world. After debuting with the Ca.1, the first aircraft to fly in the skies of Lombardy, the company rapidly established itself during World War I thanks to the mass production of famous multi-engine bombers adopted by the Italian and Allied armed forces. In the 1920s and 1930s, Caproni grew into a major industrial group with strategic plants in Milan Taliedo, Vizzola Ticino, Trento, and the aerodynamic research center in Guidonia. During this golden age, the company distinguished itself for its constant drive for technical experimentation, creating iconic aircraft and revolutionary prototypes such as the gigantic Ca.60 Transaereo seaplane and the Stipa-Caproni roll-fuselage aircraft, crucial to the development of jet propulsion. During the Second World War, its factories provided a primary contribution to military aviation with fighters, reconnaissance aircraft, and bombers, but the severe war damage and post-war economic difficulties led to the closure of the historic industrial activities in 1950, leaving an indelible legacy in the history of engineering and flight.
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