All practical experience into a polished masterpiece.
The copper sheets are not for decoration, it's part of the radiator, this time there laser-welded.
The aileron, elevator and rudder are movable this time so you can changes the position.
Notice the contra-rotating propellers
The windows are now made of glass.
finished in september 2013
The scale of this model is approximately 1/24 of the original size. ( L37cm,H16cm,D37cm )
History of the Macchi MC 72
The copper sheets are not for decoration, it's part of the radiator, this time there laser-welded.
The aileron, elevator and rudder are movable this time so you can changes the position.
Notice the contra-rotating propellers
The windows are now made of glass.
finished in september 2013
The scale of this model is approximately 1/24 of the original size. ( L37cm,H16cm,D37cm )
History of the Macchi MC 72
The Macchi M.C. 72 was one of a series of seaplanes developed by Macchi Aeronautica. An earlier model, the M.24 was a twin-engineflying boat armed with machine guns and capable of carrying atorpedo. Later in the 1920s, Macchi focused on speed and on winning the Schneider Trophy. In 1922, the company hired aircraft designerMario Castoldi to design high-speed aircraft.
In 1926, the company won the trophy with the M.39 which attained a top speed of 396 km/h (246 mph). Further aircraft, the M.52, M.52R and the M.67, were designed and built but victory in the Schneider races kept eluding the Italians. Castoldi then designed the ultimate racing seaplane, the M.C. 72, a single-seater aircraft with two floats.
The M.C. 72 design was unique with a fuselage partly metal to the cockpit and wood monocoque bolted to the front tubular portion by four bolts.[1] The streamlined nose contours enclosed an oil tank with its outside wall exposed to the airstream. The wing was all metal with flat tubular water radiators smoothly faired into the wings. The twin pontoons had three smoothly-faired radiators on the outer surfaces, the forward radiator for water and the centre and rear radiators for oil cooling.[1] The float struts also featured water radiators and another radiator was fitted during hot conditions under the fuselage running from cockpit to tail. [1]
The M.C. 72 was built in 1931 with the idea of competing for what turned out to be the final Schneider Trophy race, but due to engine problems, the M.C. 72 was unable to compete.
FIAT AS.6 installation
Warrant Officer Francesco Agello, test pilot of the Macchi M.C. 72
Instead of halting development, Macchi continued work on the M.C. 72. Benito Mussolini personally took an interest in seeing development of the M.C. 72 continue and directed state funds to the company.[2]
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In 1926, the company won the trophy with the M.39 which attained a top speed of 396 km/h (246 mph). Further aircraft, the M.52, M.52R and the M.67, were designed and built but victory in the Schneider races kept eluding the Italians. Castoldi then designed the ultimate racing seaplane, the M.C. 72, a single-seater aircraft with two floats.
The M.C. 72 design was unique with a fuselage partly metal to the cockpit and wood monocoque bolted to the front tubular portion by four bolts.[1] The streamlined nose contours enclosed an oil tank with its outside wall exposed to the airstream. The wing was all metal with flat tubular water radiators smoothly faired into the wings. The twin pontoons had three smoothly-faired radiators on the outer surfaces, the forward radiator for water and the centre and rear radiators for oil cooling.[1] The float struts also featured water radiators and another radiator was fitted during hot conditions under the fuselage running from cockpit to tail. [1]
The M.C. 72 was built in 1931 with the idea of competing for what turned out to be the final Schneider Trophy race, but due to engine problems, the M.C. 72 was unable to compete.
FIAT AS.6 installation
Warrant Officer Francesco Agello, test pilot of the Macchi M.C. 72
Instead of halting development, Macchi continued work on the M.C. 72. Benito Mussolini personally took an interest in seeing development of the M.C. 72 continue and directed state funds to the company.[2]
Wikipedia The Free Enclopedia
