Cesare Pallavicino (
Rome
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, 1893 –
Bergamo
Bergamo ( , ; ) is a city in the Alps, alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from the alpine lakes Lake Como, Como and Lake Iseo, Iseo and 70 km (43 mi) from Lake Garda, Garda and Lake ...
, 1976) was an Italian
aeronautical
Aeronautics is the science or art involved with the study, design, and manufacturing of air flight-capable machines, and the techniques of operating aircraft and rockets within the atmosphere.
While the term originally referred solely to ''ope ...
engineer, heading the design department at
Caproni
Caproni, also known as ''Società de Agostini e Caproni'' and ''Società Caproni e Comitti'', was an Italian aircraft manufacturer. Its main base of operations was at Taliedo, near Linate Airport, on the outskirts of Milan.
Founded by Giova ...
from 1935 to 1941. He designed several important Italian aircraft, including the
Breda Ba.15,
Breda Ba.18,
Breda Ba.19
The Breda Ba.19 was an Italian single-seat Aerobatics, aerobatic biplane aircraft developed as an air force trainer in 1928.
Design and development
The Breda Ba.19 was a single-bay, unequal-span, Stagger (aviation), unstaggered biplane of conven ...
,
Breda Ba.27,
Breda Ba.35 and
Breda Ba.39
The Breda Ba.39, a touring and liaison aircraft designed and built in Italy, was a scaled-up version of the Breda Ba.33, achieving some success in sporting events, and distance flights.
Operational history
The Italian air ministry ordered 60 Ba. ...
; and
Caproni Ca.135,
Caproni Ca.309,
Caproni Ca.311
The Caproni Ca.311 was a light bomber-reconnaissance aircraft produced in Italy prior to and during World War II.
Design
The Ca.311 was a member of the large family of Caproni designs derived from the Caproni Ca.306, Ca.306 airliner prototype of ...
,
Caproni Ca.312
The Caproni Ca.313 was an Italian twin-engine reconnaissance bomber of the late-1930s. It was a development of the Ca.310. Its variants were exported to several other countries.
Design and development
The Caproni Aeronautica Bergamasca, a subs ...
,
Caproni Ca.313,
Caproni Ca.314 and
Caproni Ca.315. He also designed the
Caproni Ca.355,
SABCA S 47,
Caproni Ca.335,
Caproni Ca.350 and
Caproni Ca.380 aircraft of World War II.
Life
Eng. Pallavicino graduated in 1922, aircraft manufacturers at the Politecnico di Torino in 1927 and joined
Società Italiana Ernesto Breda
Società Italiana Ernesto Breda (), more usually referred to simply as Breda, was an Italian mechanical manufacturing company founded by Ernesto Breda in Milan in 1886.
History
The firm was founded by Ernesto Breda in Milan in 1886. It original ...
as a design engineer, where he designed several aircraft such as the
Ba.15,
Ba.18 Ba.19,
Ba.27 Ba.35 and
Ba.39.
In 1935 he moved to
Caproni
Caproni, also known as ''Società de Agostini e Caproni'' and ''Società Caproni e Comitti'', was an Italian aircraft manufacturer. Its main base of operations was at Taliedo, near Linate Airport, on the outskirts of Milan.
Founded by Giova ...
as chief designer, saw the light and several of his designs such as the famous
Caproni AP.1,
Caproni Ca.135,
Caproni Ca.309,
Caproni Ca.311
The Caproni Ca.311 was a light bomber-reconnaissance aircraft produced in Italy prior to and during World War II.
Design
The Ca.311 was a member of the large family of Caproni designs derived from the Caproni Ca.306, Ca.306 airliner prototype of ...
,
Caproni Ca.312
The Caproni Ca.313 was an Italian twin-engine reconnaissance bomber of the late-1930s. It was a development of the Ca.310. Its variants were exported to several other countries.
Design and development
The Caproni Aeronautica Bergamasca, a subs ...
Caproni Ca.313 Caproni Ca.314 Caproni Ca.315 to the pre-war
Caproni Ca.331,
Caproni Ca.355,
SABCA S 47 Caproni Ca .335,
Caproni Ca.350,
Caproni Ca.380. In 1946, shortly before emigrating to Argentina, dedicated to the design of the
Lambretta
Lambretta () was a brand of motor scooters, manufactured in Milan, Italy, by Innocenti.
The name is derived from the word Lambrate, the suburb of Milan named after the river Lambro which flows through the area, and where the factory was locat ...
the most famous Italian scooter along with
Piaggio Vespa
Vespa () is an Italian brand of scooters and mopeds manufactured by Piaggio. The name means wasp in Italian. The Vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio & Co. S.p.A. of Pontedera, Italy, to a fu ...
.
See also
*
FMA I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I
The I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I was an Argentine jet designed at the " Instituto Aerotecnico" (AeroTechnical Institute) in 1946. Only one prototype was completed; unsatisfactory performance led to the aircraft being superseded by a later design.
Design a ...
*
FMA I.Ae. 30 Ñancú
References
External links
italiankits.it
Caproni A.P. 1
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Aircraft designers
Italian aerospace engineers
Italian designers
Italian people of World War II
Caproni people
1893 births
1976 deaths