Italian RE 2005 aircraft

• Sep 23, 2023

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MiTasol

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Aw flaming stralia

Anyone know anything about this beast? I found this at Caproni - Campini aircraft and allied developments in Italy ...

 

• Sep 23, 2023

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SaparotRob

Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII

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A little. An attempt at jet propulsion using an internal combustion engine to power the compressor. I have seen few photos of it. I think the most published picture of it is with the empennage removed during testing.

 

• Sep 23, 2023

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wjkuleck

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You may be thinking of the Caproni-Cabrini N1:

 

• Sep 23, 2023

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fubar57

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The Jungles of Canada

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• Sep 23, 2023

• Thread starter
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MiTasol

2nd Lieutenant

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Aw flaming stralia

Apparently it was a derivative of the standard RE2005 fighter fitted with the Campini jet unit and is briefly covered in this book that a member kindly PM'd me material from. Interesting book but unfortunately my ability to read and understand Italian is even less than my ability to run a four minute mile.

 

• Sep 23, 2023

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fubar57

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Last two pages sent Mi. Good luck on that four minute mile