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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Stipa-Caproni

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During these years, he concluded that the inner surface of the venturi tube needed an airfoil shape to achieve the greatest efficiency. The contract for building Stipa’s design was given to Caproni in 1932, as the Italian government was seeking ways to showcase Italian aviation technology. The Stipa-Caproni in flight.

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A Bristol Bulldog Biplane Fighter is Once Again in the Sky

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You have to use a lot of rudder—I mean you have to be rabid as far as using the rudder to control the airplane, and it wheel lands very nicely.” It’s the rudder that is doing everything. And then when you get down near the threshold, you just hold it off and gently let the wheels down. Photo by David Leininger

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