Paid a visit to the Caproni Museum at Trento, Italy a few weeks back. It has a great collection of aircraft including the sole-surviving Bristol-Coanda Monoplane. Part of the museum was closed off for renovations but the main hall was still open thankfully! No flash photography allowed so my camera struggled a bit but thought I’d post a few pics anyway –
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By: John Aeroclub - 24th December 2017 at 23:32
Hi Mothminor
Thank you for the photos I could just see the tail and as the 113 had a similar shaped fin and colour scheme I just idly jumped to conclusions. Thanks for the data on the 163 which isn’t mentioned in the references I have.
Regards
John
By: Mothminor - 23rd December 2017 at 17:48
Hi John,
the suspended aircraft is the sole-surviving Breda 19 which is exceptionally similar to the Ca 113. It is in the colour scheme of the aircraft flown by Lt Andrea Zotti in the 1932 National Air Races in the USA. Engine is a 200hp Alfa-Romeo Lynx.
The Ca 163 powered by a 110hp Walter Minor didn’t reach production but led on to the Ca164 of which 280 were built.
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By: John Aeroclub - 22nd December 2017 at 23:01
Thank you for sharing these. I found the Ca 113 in the roof and only partly visible of great interest, also the Ca 163 which has now intrigued me as I thought it was a 164 and now I need to know the difference as the 164 is the common one.
Thanks again.
John
By: Mothminor - 22nd December 2017 at 21:09
Thanks, Dave. That’s a really nice exhibit!
By: DaveM2 - 22nd December 2017 at 01:30
There is also a time capsule Caproni CA.22 at the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre which originated from them.
By: Mothminor - 20th December 2017 at 22:45
Thanks J Boyle – that’s really interesting. The Caproni family have done a great job of saving their aircraft over the years – seems several, including the Ca.36, were tucked away for safe-keeping in an old monastery on the family estate for several decades after ww2.
By: J Boyle - 19th December 2017 at 22:39
The museum and the Caproni family very generously donated a Ca.36 to the USAF Museum.
This link provides a history and high-res photos of it…
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/197396/caproni-ca-36/
By: Mothminor - 19th December 2017 at 17:21
Originally posted by Pulsar-xp
If you ask them very friendly, they also show you the other part of the museum which is under restauration.
I did..but they didn’t. To be fair, it was around lunchtime and I think work was in progress so we consoled ourselves with a look at the “gate guard” and a wander round the far side of the airfield where we could watch the local gliding club in action 🙂
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By: Pulsar-xp - 19th December 2017 at 12:41
If you ask them very friendly, they also show you the other part of the museum which is under restauration.
By: Trak-Tor - 19th December 2017 at 11:21
Great pictures. Thanks.
Another one on my “Must See” list, as it’s not too far away.
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