TheeAviationist 18 Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Savoia Marchetti - Model: WINGS Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Savoia Marchetti - Model: WINGS Nope Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 It's the Caproni CA60 transaero Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 943 Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Alan, I will challenge you slightly on the "transaero" and offer Ca.60 'Noviplano'. Cheers Andrew 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Alan, I will challenge you slightly on the "transaero" and offer Ca.60 'Noviplano'. Cheers Andrew My scource doesnt give that name , but it does list the name by which it became best known as Capronisimo. Transaereo was it's official name. The aircraft was basicly a 100 seater Houseboat fitted with what were believed to be the wings from 3 CA-42 Bombers. It was powered by 8 Liberty V12s. Rumour has it that the pilot deliberatley crashed the aircraft to prevent it being used to try and fly the atlantic. Caproni wanted to rebuild it but a mysterious fire burnt the salvaged remains. Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Alan has it, and to settle it, it is the Transaero. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 943 Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 No need to settle it John. Further research would indicate the Ca.60 Noviplano is the Caproni designation and the Transaero seems to be an common English reference. But splitting hairs is like splitting the infintive.....it's so much fun. Cheers Andrew 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 OK guys, try this one, it had 2 designations , the manufacturers one and the customers, I'll accept either. Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted July 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Ugly? Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Too aerodynamic to be Russian. John 1 Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 French? Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Not French nor Russian. The company that built it still exists. Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Not French nor Russian. The company that built it still exists. How? German or Italian then? Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Not those either i'm afraid. The companies products today are far more pleasing to the eye. Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 Tough one. I'm getting a faint sniff of Fokker or Boeing but can't nail it down. Did this ever go into production or are we just looking for a prototype? John Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 You're on the right lines John, It never went into production and one of those manufacturers is correct. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 The manufacturer that built this really should have known better! Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 Is it by chance a Boeing? Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 It is indeed a Boeing. ............but which one? Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 No-one got this yet, I thought it would be an easy one, Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 I'm away tomorrow for the weekend, If no one has got it by the time I return I'll post some more clues. Link to post Share on other sites
Quickmarch 488 Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 I'm going to hazard a guess that its role was primarily ground attack due to the belly mounted armament. However, darned if I can find one that resembles this beast Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 I'm stumped - it's very roughly reminiscent of the Boeing Type 15 in some ways but the mystery plane appears to be much larger. Also, I can't get a remote match of landing gear, cockpit or cowling on any aircraft by any manufacturer. Being an obviously military type and only built in prototype, probably very few photos exist and most that do are probably "company" photos. John Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Armored Model 8? Link to post Share on other sites
Quickmarch 488 Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Part of the cockpit? looks like it came from a navy scrapyard. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Monitor Link to post Share on other sites
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