Obscure Italian Aircraft
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Admiral Beez
Major
My favourite lesser know Italian fighter is the Caproni Vizzola F.5. To my eye, there's no better looking single engine radial-powered Italian fighter of WW2.
Put a polpetta on the side and you'd swear we'd found the ideal Italo-Japanese fusion.
Put a polpetta on the side and you'd swear we'd found the ideal Italo-Japanese fusion.
pops-paolo
I will love England forever despite Euro 2020!
sushi ball?
GregP
Major
They took the F.5 and made it into the F.6.
Pretty decent-looking, at least to me. Most Italian machines have good aesthetics, from typewriters to cars to airplanes and more.
Pretty decent-looking, at least to me. Most Italian machines have good aesthetics, from typewriters to cars to airplanes and more.
Admiral Beez
Major
Agreed, when it comes to applications using the DB engine the Italians lead in attractiveness.
Thumpalumpacus
Major
The Fiat 500 auto currently the rage in the Austin area is to my eyes fugly.
It's also a bitch to work on due to the engine orientation, I'm told.
Admiral Beez
Major
Fiat 500 is dead in the US.
Fiat 500 discontinued in US for 2020
Everyone who wanted one bought one and now noboby does. They were the Crocs of the car world.
special ed
2nd Lieutenant
- 5,662
- May 13, 2018
Fiats invaded in the early 1960s with the 600 as the smallest and the 1100 selling most. Later 131s sold in the early 70s but they were high maintenance as well.
Thumpalumpacus
Major
I drove 124 for a couple of years. Lots of wrench-time, but at least it was easy to do shade-tree work.
It was pretty fugly too.
It was pretty fugly too.
pops-paolo
I will love England forever despite Euro 2020!
i do agree
Admiral Beez
Major
The FIAT Tipo would have had longer legs in the North American market.
As for aircrsdt, I wonder what Italy would have made had they decided to make the Littorio class as carriers instead of battleships.
Thumpalumpacus
Major
I don't think the Italians had any use for carriers outside of prestige purposes, given their maritime scope and land bases.
Admiral Beez
Major
Had the Italians remained neutral for another year and a half they would have seen Germany bogged down, out of steam outside Moscow, with their embassy reporting seemingly endless reinforcements arriving from over the Caucasus. Italy would have time to rationalize their aircraft fleet and future planning, striking down obsolete types and getting their house in order.
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
FIAT - "FIX IT AGAIN TONY"
Admiral Beez
Major
stug3
Staff Sergeant
IMAM Ro.43
IMAM Ro.57
Piaggio P.108
Note gun turrets in outer engine nacelles.
IMAM Ro.57
Piaggio P.108
Note gun turrets in outer engine nacelles.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
These are new to me. The P.108 looks really cool.
Clayton Magnet
Staff Sergeant
- 902
- Feb 16, 2013
Were the turrets remote controlled?
*Edit* From Wiki...
"...
The wing armament consisted of two remote-controlled, hydraulically powered Breda "Z" turrets with 600 rpg in the outer-engine wing nacelles, linked to one of the two cupolas in the fuselage "hump", with an operator in each. The wing turrets represented the most innovative aspect of the P.108's technology.[8]
Although considered a very advanced design, the operational suitability of the wing nacelle turret installations was questionable..."
stug3
Staff Sergeant
Haha, I would love to know how they were supposed to aim those things.
