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STIPA-Caproni Experimental Tubular Aircraft Design
Paper gliders shaped like tubes have been popular for generations, and they fly well, but what about full scale tubular aircraft designs? Wikipedia notes that the Stipa-Caproni was an experimental Italian aircraft designed in 1932 by Lujigi Stipa (1900–1992) and built by Caproni. It featured a hollow, barrel-shaped fuselage with the engine and propeller enclosed by the fuselage. The fuselage, itself, was a single ducted fan. Experiments revealed that the inherent aerodynamic drag of the...
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