O n October 7, 1932, the Stipa-Caproni took its first flight, a flight of a revolutionary idea that was forever going to ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The Stipa-Caproni was the brainchild of Italian aeronautical engineer Luigi Stipa. With a background in hydraulic engineering, he theorized that hydrodynamic principles could be applied to flight.

Caproni was known for making odd planes, including one with nine wings. We couldn’t help but think that the Stipa-Caproni looks like something you’d see in a cartoon, perhaps flown by an ...