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Airborne Alfas
On a previous post I referred to German aircraft fitted with Alfa motors, one of the aircraft spoken of was the Dornier Wal which due to the manufacture of such aircraft being forbidden to Germany at that time was in fact made in Italy at the Cmasa works in the Marina de Pisa and later at Piaggio.The Wal was fitted with every kind of motor imaginable depending on the country that was paying for them. Wal's were used in Italy in both civil and military guise.both types of Wal were fitted with AR Jupiter engines ,2 for the Wal and 4for the SuperWal .
I also attach two photos of the Fiat cr42B biplane ,a one off fitted with an Alfa Romeo ra.1000 (db.601) and to this day the fastest piston engined biplane at 323 kmh. a group in the US is setting out to beat this but with a turboprop.
I.. wal 2-ar jupiter , this aircraft seems to be equipped for multiple wing walkers or a acrobat troupe with its huge aerial array.
2. another Italian civil Wal 2-jupiters outside the Piaggio works.
3. Super Wal 4 AR-jupiters.
4&5 photo's of the sole Fiat CR.42B 1-AR ra 1000(db601)
Charley
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