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), in central Italy. It is operated by the . The museum's collection has an emphasis on Italian machines and seaplanes. While maintaining the technical and historical aspects, the museum is also dedicated to the influence aviation has had on Italian art, featuring works by

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; and contemporary art such as ''Flight: Papiers froissés'' (literally crumpled paper) by Antonio Papasso.

Collection

Propeller aircraft

* Ansaldo AC.2 * Ansaldo SVA 5 *

Blériot XI The Blériot XI is a French aircraft of the pioneer era of aviation. The first example was used by Louis Blériot to make the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft, on 25 July 1909. This is one of the most fa ...

* Caproni Ca.3 * Caproni Ca.100 * Cant Z.506S Airone * Douglas C47A Skytrain * Fiat C.29 * Fiat CR.32 *

Fiat CR.42 Falco The Fiat CR.42 ''Falco'' ("Falcon", plural: ''Falchi'') is a single-seat sesquiplane fighter developed and produced by Italian aircraft manufacturer Fiat Aviazione. It served primarily in the Italian in the 1930s and during the Second World Wa ...

Fiat G.49 The Fiat G.49 was an Italian two-seat basic trainer designed by Giuseppe Gabrielli and built by Fiat. Design and development The G.49 was designed by Gabrielli as a replacement for the World War II-era US North American T-6 advanced trainer ...

Fiat G.55 The Fiat G.55 ''Centauro'' (Italian: " Centaur") was a single-engine single-seat World War II fighter aircraft used by the '' Regia Aeronautica'' and the ''Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana'' in 1943–1945. It was designed and built in Turin b ...

* Fiat G.59 4B * Fiat G.212 *

Fieseler Fi 156 The Fieseler Fi 156 ''Storch'' (, "stork") was a German liaison aircraft built by Fieseler before and during World War II. Production continued in other countries into the 1950s for the private market. It was notable for its excellent short fie ...

* Grumman HU-16A Albatross * Grumman S2F-1 Tracker * IMAM Ro.37 bis * IMAM Ro.41 (under restoration) *

IMAM Ro.43 The IMAM Ro.43 was an Italian reconnaissance single float seaplane, serving in the Regia Marina between 1935 and 1943. Design and development The Ro.43 was designed to meet a 1933 requirement by the ''Regia Marina'' (the Italian navy) for a c ...

Lohner L The Lohner L was a reconnaissance flying boat produced in Austria-Hungary during World War I. It was a two-bay biplane of typical configuration for the flying boats of the day, with its pusher engine mounted on struts in the interplane gap. The ...

Macchi M.B.308 The Macchi MB.308, later Aermacchi MB-308, was a light aircraft produced in Italy in the late 1940s. Development It was a conventional high-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tricycle undercarriage. Construction throughout was of wood. The ...

* Macchi MB.323 * Macchi M.39 * Macchi M.67 * Macchi M.416 * Macchi-Castoldi MC.72 * Macchi-Hanriot HD.1 * Macchi MC.200 * Macchi MC.202 * Macchi MC.205 * Nardi FN.305 * North American P-51D * North American T-6J * Piaggio P.166 ML-1 * SAI Ambrosini S.7 * Savoia-Marchetti S.56 * Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 * Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 * SIAI Marchetti SF.260M * Spad VII * Stinson L-5 Sentinel * Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX * Wright N°4 (1960s built airworthy replica)

Gliders

* Libratore Allievo Cantù * CVV-6 Canguro Pallas

Jet aircraft

Aerfer Ariete The Aerfer ''Ariete'' (Italian for ''Ram'') was a prototype fighter aircraft built in Italy in 1958. It was a refined derivative of the Aerfer Sagittario 2, and was an attempt to bring that aircraft up to a standard where it could be mass-produc ...

Aerfer Sagittario 2 The Aerfer Sagittario 2 (Italian for '' sagittarius'') was a prototype all-metal single-seat lightweight fighter aircraft built in Italy by Aerfer, intended to serve as an interceptor or light tactical support aircraft. First flown in 1956, it b ...

Aermacchi MB-326 The Aermacchi or Macchi MB-326 is a light military jet trainer designed in Italy. Originally conceived as a two-seat trainer, there have also been single and two-seat light attack versions produced. It is one of the most commercially successf ...

* Aermacchi MB-339PAN *

Canadair CL-13 Sabre The Canadair Sabre is a Jet aircraft, jet fighter aircraft built by Canadair under licence from North American Aviation. A variant of the North American F-86 Sabre, it was produced until 1958 and used primarily by the Royal Canadian Air Force ( ...

* Campini-Caproni C.C.2 * de Havilland DH-113 Vampire NF54 * Fiat G.80-3B * Fiat G.91 PAN (

Frecce Tricolori The ''Frecce Tricolori'' (; literally "Tricolour Arrows"), officially known as the ''313° Gruppo Addestramento Acrobatico, Pattuglia Acrobatica Nazionale (PAN) Frecce Tricolori'' ("313th Acrobatic Training Group, National Aerobatic Team (PAN) Frec ...

) * Fiat G.91 R * Fiat G.91 T * Lockheed (Fiat) F-104G Starfighter * Lockheed RT-33 * North American-Fiat F-86K Sabre *

Panavia Tornado F3 The Panavia Tornado Air Defence Variant (ADV) was a long-range, twin-engine interceptor version of the swing-wing Panavia Tornado. The aircraft's first flight was on 27 October 1979, and it entered service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 198 ...

Piaggio PD.808 The Piaggio PD.808 was an Italian business jet built by Piaggio. It was designed as a joint venture between Piaggio and Douglas Aircraft Company of Long Beach, California, United States. Design and development Originally named the PD.808 Vespa ...

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak The Republic F-84F Thunderstreak was an American swept-wing turbojet fighter-bomber. While an evolutionary development of the straight-wing F-84 Thunderjet, the F-84F was a new design. The RF-84F Thunderflash was a photo reconnaissance version. ...

* Republic F-84G Thunderjet *

Republic RF-84F Thunderflash The Republic F-84F Thunderstreak was an American swept-wing turbojet fighter-bomber. While an evolutionary development of the straight-wing F-84 Thunderjet, the F-84F was a new design. The RF-84F Thunderflash was a photo reconnaissance version ...

(under restoration) * Saab J29 Tunnan (only included plane never operated by Italian Air Force)

Helicopters

* Aer Lualdi L.59 * Agusta Bell AB.204 B * Agusta Bell AB.47 G2 * Agusta Sikorsky SH-3D/TS "Pope Helicopter"

Engines

Piston engines

Alfa Romeo 126 RC.34 Alfa Romeo built/designed a range of aircraft engines based on the Bristol Jupiter and Bristol Pegasus designs, designated Alfa 125, Alfa 126, Alfa 127, Alfa 128, Alfa 129 and Alfa 131. All these essentially similar engines were mainly fitted ...

* Allison V-1710 * Argus As10C *

Daimler-Benz DB 605 The Daimler-Benz DB 605 is a German aircraft engine built during World War II. Developed from the DB 601, the DB 605 was used from 1942 to 1945 in the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter, and the Bf 110 and Me 210C heavy fighters. The DB 610, a pa ...

* Fiat A.20 * Fiat A.22T * Fiat A.24 *

Fiat A.54 The Fiat A.54 was a seven-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine developed in Italy in the 1930s as a powerplant for aircraft. Amongst others, it powered the Ambrosini SAI.1 and SAI.2 racing aircraft. Applications * Ambrosini SAI.1 * Ambrosini SAI ...

Fiat AS.6 The Fiat AS.6 was an unusual Italian 24-cylinder, liquid-cooled V configured aircraft racing engine designed and built in the late-1920s by Fiat especially for the Schneider Trophy air races, but development and running problems meant that it ...

Fiat AS.8 The Fiat AS.8 was a large Italian 16-cylinder, Water cooling, liquid-cooled V engine, V configured air racing, aircraft racing engine designed and built in the late-1930s by Fiat for an attempt to capture the air speed record. Another reason for ...

* Hispano-Suiza 8 * Isotta Fraschini 12 DB * Isotta Fraschini Asso 750 RC 35 * Maybach-Zeppelin Luftschiffmotor *

Rolls-Royce Merlin The Rolls-Royce Merlin is a British liquid-cooled V-12 piston aero engine of 27-litres (1,650 cu in) capacity. Rolls-Royce designed the engine and first ran it in 1933 as a private venture. Initially known as the PV-12, it was late ...

SPA 6A The S.P.A. 6A was an Italian aero engine of the World War I era. It was a water-cooled inline six-cylinder engine that produced 220 horsepower (164 kW). Applications *Ansaldo A.1 Balilla *Ansaldo SVA * Bartel BM.5 * Breda A.2 * Breda A.3 ...

* SPA Faccioli * Wright "Type 4"

Jet engines

General Electric J47 The General Electric J47 turbojet (GE company designation TG-190) was developed by General Electric from its earlier J35. It first flew in May 1948. The J47 was the first axial-flow turbojet approved for commercial use in the United States. It ...

* Junkers Jumo 004 *

Wright J65 The Wright J65 was an axial-flow turbojet engine produced by Curtiss-Wright under license from Armstrong Siddeley. A development of the Sapphire, the J65 powered a number of US designs. Design and development Curtiss-Wright purchased a license f ...

Sources

Italian Air Force Museum

External links

TurismoBracciano - Museum of the Italian Airforce

The Italian Airforce Museum, Bracciano
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