Velivoli
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History of Carlo Guzzi, inventor of the two-wheeled legend
The origins of a legend: Carlo Guzzi's life and the experiences that lead him to build his first motorcycle in 1919
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Pontedera Air station
At the start of the 1900s Pontedera was elected as place to build an important air station for zeppelins.
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The birth of Agusta
In 1907, in Cascina Costa in Samarate, Count Giovanni Agusta founded the Agusta company for the production of aircrafts.
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Agusta, from aircrafts to motorcycles
When Giovanni Agusta died in 1927, his wife and son decide to convert production to motorcycles, but the Second World War marked a new setback.
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Piaggio moves to Pontedera
In 1924 Piaggio, a company based in Sestri Ponente that has been active since 1884, moved part of its production plant to Pontedera: it’s the start of a story that still continues today.
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The first flight of the aircraft Blériot XI.
Sarà il primo velivolo a sorvolare la Manica e le Alpi, compiendo inoltre il primo volo di guerra in assoluto.
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Corradino d'Ascanio and the variable pitch propeller
In 1932 the great engineer Corradino d'Ascanio started working with Piaggio, already inventor of the first helicopter and the variable pitch propeller, the future ‘father’ of the Vespa.
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The first aircraft of the Officine Caproni took off from the moorland of Malpensa.
Il primo velivolo delle officine di Gianni Caproni compie decollo e atterraggio nella brughiera di Malpensa.
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Birth of the Gabardini seaplane, the first in history.
L’ingegnere progetta e testa il primo idrovolante, poi fonda una scuola di pilotaggio e il suo stabilimento.
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The aircraft Caproni Ca113 established the record for inverted flight
Tito Falconi con il Ca.113 copre la distanza tra St. Louis e Chicago in poco più di 3 ore in volo rovescio.
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Foundation of the Adele Orsi Aero Club, dedicated to gliding
La campionessa di volo a vela apre a Calcinate un Aero Club completo di campo di prova e scuola di brevetto.
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Corradino d'Ascanio arrived at Piaggio
Già inventore del primo elicottero e dell'elica a passo variabile, sarà il futuro inventore della Vespa.