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

The airplane that many called “the flying barrel” is also widely considered the ugliest plane ever built. However, [Dark Skies] in the video you can see below argues that the Stipa-Caproni was the ...

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 looking ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Buoyed by the Italian government funding of his project, and interest in his work from the Italian aeronautics community, Stipa patented his design in Italy, ...

Luigi Stipa was highly skilled in mathematics and aeronautical engineering, honed his talent at the Engineering Division of the Italian Air Ministry. When he was commissioned by the Italian government ...

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 of ...

The Caproni Stipa Flying Barrel consisted of a short, wide, hollow tube through which the propeller wash was directed. (Aeronautica Militare Italiana) One of aviation’s oldest clichés is that if an ...