Some photos taken during a recent visit to the Italian Air Force Museum at Vigna di Valle – a fantastic collection of rare and unique aircraft in a very beautiful and historic location on Lake Bracciano, approximately 20 miles north of Rome. Difficult to choose favourites among so many wonderful exhibits but the classy, scarlet, Schneider Trophy racers are beautiful!
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By: Mothminor - 4th December 2017 at 18:01
Thanks, Schneiderman, didn’t realise that – I’ve never seen anything like it before!
By: Arabella-Cox - 3rd December 2017 at 22:21
That’s the Mc72 in ‘winter mode’, they had to add an extra radiator under the rear fuselage to get the most out of it in anything warmer
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By: Mothminor - 3rd December 2017 at 21:57
Wow, thanks tbyguy, what a lovely sound! It would be fantastic to experience the sight and sound of the MC.72 in action but….
Seeing it close up I was astounded by the cooling system which covers most of the wing surfaces and also the floats! It was needed to dispense the heat generated by the Fiat AS-6 which is an absolute beast of an engine!
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By: ozplane - 3rd December 2017 at 20:31
Crikey, I’d pay serious money to see/hear that in real life. Makes Reno seem almost tame by comparison. Thanks for posting it.
By: tbyguy - 3rd December 2017 at 16:29
Just the recording of the Macchi MC72 at speed snaps the little hairs on my neck to attention. Hearing that live would fulfill my bucket list and then some.
By: ozplane - 3rd December 2017 at 10:48
Thanks for posting. As you say, the Schneider Trophy racers are real jewels. I’d love to see and hear one of them take off from an Italian lake but I guess that’s not possible.
By: Mothminor - 2nd December 2017 at 22:30
The WW2 hall is trimotor heaven with the Fiat G.212, SM.82, SM.79 and CANT Z-506 floatplane. Outside, behind a Grumman Albatross, is a 1930s Ansaldo-built crane which was used to lift floatplanes into and out of the water.
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