Ninety-three years ago today, on October 7, 1932, the Stipa-Caproni made its first flight. This experimental aircraft was designed by Italian aviation pioneer Luigi Stipa and built by the Caproni ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Buoyed by the Italian government funding of his project, and interest in his work from the Italian aeronautics community, Stipa patented his design in Italy, ...

The Stipa-Caproni was an experimental airplane designed by the Italian aeronautical engineer and aircraft designer Luigi Stipa, and built by Caproni, an Italian aircraft manufacturer. Despite looking ...

Luigi Stipa was highly skilled in mathematics and aeronautical engineering, honed his talent at the Engineering Division of the Italian Air Ministry. When he was commissioned by the Italian government ...

The airplane that many called “the flying barrel” is also widely considered the ugliest plane ever built. However, [Dark Skies] in the video you can see below argues that the Stipa-Caproni was the ...

Stipa-Caproni is an Italian experimental aircraft designed by Luigi Stipa and built by Gianni Caproni in 1932. Its barrel-shape fuselage, enclosing the engine and propeller, served as inspiration of ...

Type: Experimental monoplane (Barrel-shaped fuselage is hollow with propeller inside.) ...