Topic: M.C.72? (Read 446 times)

HaFu1939 · « **on:** October 24, 2024, 06:49:45 AM »

Yesterday ninety years ago...

On October 23, 1934, Maresciallo Francesco Agello took off aboard a Macchi M.C.72 and reached a speed of 709.207 kph (440.681 mph). This world record has not been and probably will not be broken in the category of piston-engined seaplanes.
I know we have some representation of the M.C.72 in the Il-2. But I also know that we have much more precisely processed models of aircraft that were never built. And I know we have modders who focus on seaplanes.

I once had the opportunity to see this plane. It is pure, sovereign beauty.

This is by no means a request, rather an attempt to inspire…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macchi_M.C.72
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELh22oCc20c
https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/macchi-castoldi-m-c-72/

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HaFu1939

M.C.72?