The Stipa Caproni taking off with its intubed propeller, in 1933

Oh, to have been an aeronautical engineer in the '30s, man. Drag wasn't real and no one knew your idea was ridiculous until after you'd spend all the money.

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JaggedMetalOs@reddit

no one knew your idea was ridiculous until after you'd spent all the money

Be careful who you call ugly in middle school :)

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IRingTwyce@reddit

Now I want to see one of these with wings on it and a cockpit slapped on top!

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erhue@reddit

(AI attempt)[https://imgur.com/gallery/plaen-e0CZlEc)

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SmokeyUnicycle@reddit

I like the viewing window, pilot half in the turbine and random fire coming out of the vertical stabilizer

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sithelephant@reddit

Prone, submerged in water, the human body can take around 10km/s of delta-v over the range of 10-30g, before people tap out.

So, quite doable in principle.

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Brialmont@reddit

OK. You do it and I'll watch. Oh, and I'll hold your wallet for you.

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Vecna_Is_My_Co-Pilot@reddit

That would be absolutely insane for 5 whole minutes until the fyel ran dry

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Beautiful-Edge-22@reddit

While the high bypass turbofan won't do it any favors for Mach 1+ fight, it would deliver an insane amount of thrust and power, and do so more efficiently, in subsonic flight.

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wintrmt3@reddit

Without a cockpit that's a cruise missile.

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Rooilia@reddit

That the 00s and 10s, but even then AVA developed a thick wing that blew every other wing design out of the water. The reason why Dr.I and D.VII were such a success.

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Brialmont@reddit

AVA? I know it much be something in Germany about 1916, but I don't know what.

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Nah, the 50s was the best time for those engineers. So many technologies available for the first time. The jet engine gave "unlimited" thrust and new metallurgy gave the ability to withstand that thrust. The result? Anything you can dream of.

It's amazing to think that the A-12 was designed in the late 50s. Just over a decade of the adoption of the jet engine and they were pushing it to the max.

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Smellynerfherder@reddit

Totally agree. Both eras feel like they had a spirit of wild adventure and exploration to them. The 50s had so many exciting developments. That Cold War defense money was burning a hole too!

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pesca_22@reddit

keep in mind that the '30 will be there in 4 years...

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Vwampage@reddit

The real drag was the friends we made along the way!

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reddituserperson1122@reddit

The drag was inside us the whole time.

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beipphine@reddit

The Jet Age started in the 30's

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Global-Guava-8362@reddit

Ah the F-86 mark 1

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lucathecontemplator@reddit

Pioneering the ducted fan. It looks silly, but ducted fans are at the front of every airliner jet engine today

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Desperate-Elevator58@reddit

Le ha costao

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gem45@reddit

Now I want a rc plane of that ! Anyone got any plans?

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DarthBrooks69420@reddit

Vectored thrust baby.

This plane is such a silly goober, I bet a modern electric version would be a hoot to fly.

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stlorca@reddit

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satmandu@reddit

That's just a whale ahead of its time that managed to evolve a Bussard Collector.

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StGenevieveEclipse@reddit

I love that I caught that reference

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Feefifiddlyeyeoh@reddit

It would be a great flying advertisement for Red Bull.

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ofnuts@reddit

Or for LSD.

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Feefifiddlyeyeoh@reddit

Limited Slip Differential would be helpful for doing donuts.

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LivingtheDBdream@reddit

I should call her

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domesystem@reddit

Banking that far from the roll axis had to feel like falling off a cliff

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Accomplished_Sock293@reddit

We need the Benny Hill music for the first ~10 seconds of this clip

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fullouterjoin@reddit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAJB6HsYiNA

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Xeelee1123@reddit (OP)

Source: https://youtu.be/fzRpt_AqBLk

Source: https://plane-encyclopedia.com/ww2/italy-ww2/stipa-caproni/

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stipa-Caproni

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fullouterjoin@reddit

Restored or remade? https://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled/Caproni-Stipa/320209

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/04/02/caproni-stipaan-experimental-barrel-shaped-italian-airplane-designed-1930s-2/

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pessimus_even@reddit

I think it's time we make a modern recreation of this aircraft. Its a disservice to aviation and mankind that we haven't yet.

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fordfan919@reddit

I'll supply the toilet paper tube

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Omelooo@reddit

I have a spare lawn mower engine

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I_am_BrokenCog@reddit

I'll supply the other needed 9,999.

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Taptrick@reddit

It’s normally called “ducted”. I suppose “intubed” could be a word too.

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Lower_Ad_1317@reddit

Was there any benefit from this?

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Dieppe42@reddit

The most “Super Mario” plane ever.

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Striking_Reindeer_2k@reddit

Pixar made planes before animation ?????

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healeyd@reddit

Funny how much more stable it is in the air!

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pesca_22@reddit

they didnt even bother to clean that field for rocks and holes, who would be stable in there?

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GrumpyOldGeezer_4711@reddit

“Is it rough-field capable?”

”I don’t know, lets find out!”

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ConfectionLatter1109@reddit

The air isn't a bumpy ass field. It's plenty stable on ground.

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Dear_World2923@reddit

Seeing this and SR-71 blackbird is only 30 years apart.. yep alien

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groktar@reddit

Their scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.

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Yegof@reddit

OK, I this is going to be my winner for weirdest wing I have seen.

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andrewgarrison@reddit

Saving for later. Will try to build after we release SimplePlanes 2.

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gaychitect@reddit

Bella

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Ironkidz23@reddit

Vectored Prop Thrust. Crazy.

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BloodAndSand44@reddit

This is the aircraft equivalent of a clown car.

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gardendong@reddit

Holy cannoli!

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BloodAndSand44@reddit

Flying cannoli

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TheGreatJabronimus@reddit

I feel like this thing needs a tuba player following it around.

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Baron763@reddit

Just some bullshit with wings

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-fatdrunkandstupid-@reddit

Stupid Italian’s

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Rosso@reddit

Italians were actually very advanced when it came to aircraft during 30s, 40s and 50s, creating many great designs.

Cr.42 was one of the best biplanes, their earlier monoplanes were very successful, later 5 series of aircraft in form of G.55, Re.2005 and MC.205 were all either on par or superior to piston aircraft produced by Germans, with G.55 being produced post war with Merlin engines. Finally G.91 was quite a successful little jet used my multiple NATO countries.

They were also second ever country to fly a jet aircraft, granted it was a motorjet, rather then turbojet, but it was a jet aircraft.

They had planes that set multiple world records during that time, had some quite good bombers for late 30s as well.

So if there was one thing Italy wasn't incompetent during that time, it was aircraft production.

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