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 ...ill, however, be very
interesting to see which of the two machines is the
faster, the larger with the more powerful engine
or the smaller with somewhat lower power.
Of the Italian machines, the three Macchi's, i.e.,
the two Macchi 67's and the 1927 Macchi 52, afe
very similar in general design to the British machines.
In other words, the type M.52 has amply proved its
worth by establishing a world...
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 ...CTOKER 6, 1927
THE ITALIAN DEFENDERS : Three-quarter front view of the Macchi M.52.
swept back. The floats are of wood construction. The wings are slightly
of Malamocco. Meantime, however, a very interesting thing
had occurred. As Flight-Lieut. 'Webster was taking off fr...
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 ...LIGHT, SEPTEMBER 13, 1929
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NAVIGABILITY TESTS COMPLETED : Dal Molin, on Macchi M.52, being towed to his buoy for the 6 hours'
watertightness test. (" FLIGHT " Photo.)
the water flying over him in sheets. He got away again,
however, with some little difficulty, and made an...
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 ... single-engined battle
field surveillance and forward air control Stol aircraft developed
jointly by Aerfer-Industrie Aerospaziali Meridional!, part of
the Iri-Finimeccanica group, and Aeronautica Macchi. Its per
formance comes close to a US Army specification, and the
Americans are reportedly interested in a licence-build of the
aircraft. Another possible customer is South Africa, already
...
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 ...6 FLIGHT International, 10 September 1970
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 ...LIGHT, SEPTEMBER 13, 1929
The Teams
The order of Starting was announced late this evening :—
1. Flying Officer Waghorn, Supermarine Rolls Royce S6.
2. Mareschiallo T. Dal Molin, Macchi 52, Fiat.
3. Flight-Lieut. D'Arcy Greig, Supermarine-Napier S 5.
4. Tenente R. Cadring'her, Macchi 67, Isotta Fraschini.
5. Flying Officer Atcherley, Supermarine Rolls Royce S 6.
6. Tenente Mon...
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 ...The subject naturally in the minds of everyone
this week is that of the seaplane race for the Schneider
trophy, in which the Italian pilot, Major Mario di
Bemardi, scored a magnificent victory on the Macchi
monoplane with 800 h.p. Fiat engine. We feel sure
all our readers will join us in congratulating our friends
the Italians most heartily on their splendid and
successful effort. In this connecti...
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 ...OVEMBER 27TH, 1941.
Fourteenth of the Second Series
FLIGHT
FRIEND or FOE ?
An American and Italian Fighter : Mohawk
and Macchi C.200
THE Curtiss Mohawk pairs offvery aptly with the MacchiC.200 in this series not only
because they are both radial-enginedlow-wing single-seater fighters, but
because both are encountered i...
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 ...n the particular form of all-metal aircraft
which Short Brothers have produced in England, and who were
desirous of entering into business relationships with my firm.
In the course of my visit to the Macchi works I was very
openly shown the M.39, that day undergoing its first engine
test. My attention was first directed to its floats, and I
remarked that so far as the lines were concerned, I could...
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 ...onding to the R.A.F. College),
and the flying schools themselves. The training is divided intothe customary three periods of tuition—elementary, basic and
advanced. The first is accomplished with the Macchi 416(Macchi-built Fokker S.ll) and with the Piaggio P.148, and
further involves 160 hr of flying on the North American T-6for cadets of the Reserve and prospective N.C.O.s, though cadets
of the ...
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 ...92-493
FLIGHT International, 20 September 1961
Final assembly of 326s at the Macchi factory at Varese, north of Milan,
orange all over
The aircraft are painted One of the great men of Italian aviation,
Commandante Guido Carestiato, Macchi's
chief test pilot, who last year ...
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 ...i 580
FLIGHT International, 29 April 1971
Piaggio PD-808 (left) is ministered to by a Macchi portable hydraulic test stand, one of a
wide variety of the latter company's ground-support equipment. Below, Vinten photographic
reconnaissance pack slung beneath the Macchi/Aerfer AM.3C. Be...
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 ...ANUARY 24, 1918.
FROM OTHER LANDS.
THE ITALIAN «• MACCHI" FIGHTING FLYING BOAT.
THE Macchi single-seater fighting aeroplane is one of the most
efficient flying boats ever built. Owing to the fineness of
its construction, its light weight, and high-po...
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 ...EPTEMBER 29, 1927
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" FLIGHT " Photographs
THE ITALIAN SCHNEIDER MACHINES: (1) Bernardi's No.2Macchi being towed into position and (2) Wellaway ; (3) No. 5 Macchi (Guazzetti's mount) being towed; (4) No. 7 Macchi (Ferrarini's) starts;
(5) Making an " Immelmann " turn; and (6) Taxying
r 684...
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 ... According to the
rules, this latter was not a necessity, so that altogether the
problem is distinctly baffling. In any case, the combination
of circumstances was extremely unfortunate.
At 11.42, the Macchi No. 2'reached the first line for the
" take off " test, and opened out to full speed immediately
after passing the mark. The machine got off in a remarkably
SEPTEMBER 29, 1927
" closed area " o...
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 ...al asks the
question " Who won the Schneider
Race J. " and proceeds to examine
the subject, arriving at the conclusion
that morally the Italians won it,
because the Supermarine S.5 was
similar to the Macchi M.52, which in
turn was developed from the Macchi
M.39, which in turn had been seen by the English
before they designed the S.5. Yoila!
The Italian aviation journal Aero-
naittica, in its Septe...
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 ...rst flight in 1981 and metal may be cut next year. The
S.211 will weigh a mere 6,1731b and be powered by a
2,2001b-thrust PWAC JT15D turbofan. There is no Italian
requirement for the S.211.
2121
Macchi
AS Italy's largest privately owned aircraft manufacturer,
Macchi has picked its market, harboured its resources and,
in 1977, had an excellent business year. Turnover exceeded
L50.000 milli...
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 ...N ITALIAN DEFENDER : CAPT. FERRARIN
STARTING ON THE MACCHI M.52 MONOPLANE.
FLIGHT Photo.)
A FINE BANK BY WEBSTER ON THE SUPER-
MARINE-NAPIER S.5 MONOPLANE. (FLIGHT
Photo.)
FLIGHT, SEPTEMBER 6, 1929
BRITAIN'S THIRD SCHNEIDER VICTOR : FLIGH1-
LIEUT. S. ...
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 ...LIGHT
Thirtieth of the New Recognition Series
AIRCRAFT TYPES AND
MACCHI C202
IN a way, the Macchi C202 may be regarded as theItalian counterpart of our Supermarine Spitfire, thoughits performance is very much inferior to that of
Britain's famous fighter. It is, in ...
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 ...nternational, 9 December I96S
\unde in Italy—Part 5
1013
AERONAUTICA MACCHI
MB.335 A
By NEIL HARRISON
N OW being built, and to fly in the spring, is the firstprototype of the Aeronautica Macchi MB.335A (pre-viously referred to as the AM-3) STOL aircraft for battle-
fie...
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