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• Weight distribution
  ...center of pressure]] to avoid losing pitch control. In military transport aircraft, it is common to have a [[loadmaster]] as a part of the crew; their respons In large aircraft and [[ship]]s, multiple [[fuel tank]]s and pumps are often used, so that as
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• Francis Lombardi
  ...win seat light training/touring aircraft used for both the civilian as the military training schools. ...an by building wooden estate-like bodies (using his previous experience of aircraft construction with that same material) fitted to [[Fiat 1100]] chassis.
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• Flying boat
  A '''flying boat''' is an [[aircraft]] that is designed to take off and alight upon [[water]]. Although some arg ...heir use gradually trailed off, with many of the roles taken over by other aircraft types. In the 21st century, flying boats maintain a few niche uses, such as
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• Agusta
  ...n [[1923]], the company first designed, produced and maintained fixed wing aircraft at its plant in Cascina Costa. ...ny got involved in helicopter manufacturing, first licence-building [[Bell Aircraft Corporation|Bell]] helicopters, but later [[Sikorsky]], [[Boeing]] and [[Mc
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• Bubble car
  ..., [[Messerschmitt KR200|KR200]] and [[Messerschmitt TG500|TG500]] even had aircraft-style bubble canopies, giving rise to the term '''bubble car''' to refer to
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• Piaggio P.108
  ...use. Most of the P.108Cs were modified for use as [[military]] [[transport aircraft]] which could accommodate 56 soldiers. ...turrets for self defense were remote-controlled, it proved one of the few military vehicles where the Italian industry froved to be ahead of the German ones,
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• Guardia di Finanza
  ...he Guardia di Finanza maintains over 600 boats and ships and more than 100 aircraft to fulfill its mission of patrolling Italy's [[territorial waters]]. ...s) and contribution ones (maintaining public order and safety and politico-military defense of the borders).
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• List of vehicle speed records
  ==[[Flight airspeed record|Aircraft]]== | [[Rocket-powered aircraft]] || 7,258 km/h (4,510 mph) || [[North American X-15]] || [[Willi
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• Ugo Zagato
  ...nd metalworks employment in [[Köln]] (1905). He returned to serve in the military (1909) and joined car [[coachbuilder]] [[Carrozzeria]] [[Varesina]] in [[Va During [[World War I]] he moved to [[Torino]] and joined the [[Pomilio]] aircraft manufacturer, learning lightweight bodycrafting (1915-1919). He establish
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• Avio
  * [[General Electric GE90|GE90]], subcontracting to [[General Electric Aircraft Engines|General Electric]]. === Military ===
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• Corpo Forestale dello Stato
  ...44 regional commands and a fleet of 22 [[aerial firefighting|fire-fighting aircraft]]. The CFS's emergency number is 1515 which people can call to report fores {{Italian Military}}
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• Cockpit
  ...rols the aircraft. Most modern cockpits are enclosed, except on some small aircraft, and cockpits on large [[airliner]]s are also physically separated from the Cockpit as a term for the pilot's compartment in an [[aircraft]] first appeared in 1914. From about 1935 cockpit also came to be used info
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• Brooklands
  ...first flying school at Brooklands. Hewlett and Blondeau also started their aircraft manufacturing business on site before moving to larger premises at [[Leagra ...kers]] aircraft factories there. From 1944-72 Vickers (and later [[British Aircraft Corporation|BAC]]) also used nearby [[Wisley]] aerodrome which offered a lo
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• Savoia-Marchetti S.73
  ...t the outbreak of [[World War II]], some of these planes were pressed into military transport duty with Italy and Belgium. [[Category:World War II Italian transport aircraft]]
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• X engine
  ...es are from the [[World War II]] era, and were designed for large military aircraft. The following are examples of this engine type:
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• Bremach
  ...nt '''[[Aeronautics Macchi]]''' founded in 1913, that has built over 7.000 aircraft, developed a new [[3-wheel]] compact, reliable delivery vehicle for light w
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• SCAT
  ...Hispano-Suiza) took ownership. The latter used the SCAT factory to produce aircraft engines for some time. After the war Giovanni [[Ceirano]] had formed anothe During the First World War, SCAT was obliged to convert their military to civilian production.
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• Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
  ...r many years it maintained an aerospace subsidiary, first named [[Goodyear Aircraft Company]] and then after [[World War II]] renamed [[Goodyear Aerospace Corp ...odel T]] with Goodyear tires. A year later Goodyear manufactured its first aircraft tire.
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