The Stipa-Caproni, also generally called the Caproni Stipa, was an experimental Italian aircraft designed in 1932 by Luigi Stipa (1900–1992) and built by Caproni. It featured a hollow, barrel-shaped fuselage with the engine and propeller completely enclosed by the fuselage—in essence, the whole fuselage was a single ducted fan. Although the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Royal Air Force) was not interested in pursuing development of the Stipa-Caproni, its design was an important step in the development of jet propulsion
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 30.9ft (9.4m)
- Length 15.3ft (4.7m)
- Height 8.1ft (2.5m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 3,424lbs (1,553kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 1.021
- Wing Loading 5.4lbs/ft2 (26.3kg/m2)
- Wing Area 635.1ft2 (59.0m2)
- Drag Points 3331
Parts
- Number of Parts 259
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 793
@Carbonfox1 it was a really troublesome build to be fair, trying to get the cockpit so it wasn't visible in the ducted fan not to mention the colour scheme lines :)
@Carbonfox1 thanks :)
I had no idea you made a stipa! Very nice dude
@Tully2001 i had a notification that you had made a comment on something but when i clicked it the link didnt work..? Any ideas?
@RamboJutter The king of weird
The Baby Blue Beercan, nice!
I am making one!
@Sgtk i just had a look, yours isnt too shabby either =) Weird plane though isnt it.
I just did one of these too. Great job!!