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1937
1937 - 0776.PDF
2(J4 FLIGHT. MARCH 25, 1937. WHATEVER his views may be upon the advantages or otherwise of Fascism, the visitor to Rome can not fail to be impressed by the work that has been accomplished under the direction of II Duce Mussolini. I had not visited Rome for many years, and I was cer tainly filled with admiration for the improvements that had been wrought—the magnificent Via dell'Impero that runs from the Piazza Venezia to the Colosseum; the new Univer sity; the Air Ministry—to mention but a few of the things I saw The Roman people looked happy. I wish I could see the same expression on the faces of the London crowds. And upon the Roman streets I saw occasionally Askari troops walking with Italian troops, fraternising in the ancient city as comrades in arms. Living was cheap—both for the visitor and, I believe, the Italian people. An excellent room and full meals in a first-class hotel—the Roman equivalent of the Ritz or Picca dilly—cost less than a pound a day. Women's shoes (this is for the women readers of Flight) were displayed in the shops at an average price of 10s. to 12s. a pair. One could not buy their equivalent in London for double the price. Invariably the small feet of the Roman girls were neatly shod. No wonder! The Ministro dellAeronautica is a modern building. It stands in its own grounds, close to the new University. Although it is smaller than the German Air Ministry (it is older), the Italian Air Ministry makes our Adastral House in Kingsway look like a second-hand afterthought. Per haps, as people are said to get the government they deserve, air ministries get the building they deserve ! Let'^ hope our Air Ministry will deserve a new building soon. In the Air Ministry in Rome I received every courtesy. Coronello Rampelli and his assistant, Professor Rinieri de'Rocchi, met my every wish with the greatest kindness. (Below) The beautifully streamlined high-speed car of the hydro- dynamic tank. The method of conveying current to the motor can be seen, together with the external spatted wheel. The car is mounted on two additional wheels shrouded within the main streamlined portion. A seaplane model is on the test arm. GUIDONI/ Italy's Remarkable Air Research Establishmen Visited : A 67 m.p.h. Seaplane Tank am the 1,428 m.p.h. Supersonic Wind Tunnel Unique Fuel Control System in Engint Experimental Department The entrance to Guidonia Italy's national air laboratory.
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