We are talking arcane here.
Like a strange moth, or flying ravioli, or piloted
manta-ray, or perhaps a motorized cookie, the Canova flying wing glides across
the sky. Or does it?
Little can be found on this one. A “Flight” magazine article
states that Mr. Canova’s all-wing design has been tested in wind tunnels at Milan and Rome
and that no less than 5 scales models were built. This model is based on the
project figures given in the article. At least one full scale machine was
built.
Nihil novum sub sole, as they say. When we see the “new”
designs that populate the skies nowadays, it is interesting to compare and see
how really new they are. Time and
time again, neglected, laughed-at strange concepts of earlier periods are
re-hashed and re-presented as cutting edge. Makes you wonder about the things
that are laughed-at today and will be state-of-the-art tomorrow.
Minute cute little model in 1/72, not really complicated to
scratch, guaranteed to raise many an eyebrow. I used the well known
Larsen/Stevanovitch/Schuberius/Gilbert-de-la-Cautchouct thirty four-step
technique to deal with the unusual shape of this subject, as can be seen in the
accompanying photos
Styrene sheets of diverse thicknesses were used and Aeroclub
Models wheels, engine and prop completed the model.
A disfruttare!
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