Luigi Stipa was highly skilled in mathematics and aeronautical engineering, honed his talent at the Engineering Division of the Italian Air Ministry. When he was commissioned by the Italian government ...

The airplane that many called “the flying barrel” is also widely considered the ugliest plane ever built. However, [Dark Skies] in the video you can see below argues that the Stipa-Caproni was the ...

The early 1930s saw the most extravagant aircraft with unique shapes and sizes as part of a widely experimental phase in the aviation industry. And still, the Stipa-Caproni stood apart. The inventive ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Buoyed by the Italian government funding of his project, and interest in his work from the Italian aeronautics community, Stipa patented his design in Italy, the ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Some aeronautical historians see similarities between Stipa’s tubed propeller design and turbofan engines. The Stipa-Caproni was an experimental airplane designed by the ...