Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-09-13

This, of course, could not continue
and Caproni again packed up his be
iongings. again received the parental
blessing and crossed the Austro-Itallau
frontier. He went to Milan, Italy, and
applied to the military authorities
there for permission to erect a hangar
and experimental laboratories ON the
chvalrv exercise field near Sommn
Lombardo.
Has Designed Nineteen Good Types.
Here at last he was given the oppor-
tunity to build and test his first air
| plane. and 1t is to the credit of Cap
ROM that this first machine was rolled
from the hangar and flew on its first
trial. Others were turned out and still
others, and to date nineteen types have
been designed and built by this man.
and in each instance have flown as
soon as finished.
The worth of these Capron ma
chimes is proved by their adoption as
standard bombing planes by the French
government the letting of contracts
to the Capronis by the United States
government and the purchase of sew
erai of the big triplanes by the British
government.
Since the outbreak of the world war
Caproni airpIanes have taken all of the
aviation records in Italy and have
smashed many of the international fig
sres. The inventor has not confined his
activities TO any one type. but has d.
versffied his output. II is no uncom-
mon sight on Caproni field to see
gossamer winged moDoplqne roll ont /
of hangar door and under the lower
plane of giant Caproni triplane
which has carried more than fifty men
as passengers I'm Il long nonstop fight.
At the same time the honor of the
first tank airplane must go to Capronl.
Some weeks ago news dispatches from
the western front announced the use
Of the first aerial tank by Germany. |
The Caproni tank afrplane had flown |
long before that announcement.
The biggest of the Caproni machines !
completed in Italy carried |
more than fifty men. 1t so far eciipses
any other effort along similar lines that
approximate dimensions are of more
han passing interest
Carries Seven Guns.
This levfathan of the mir has an ap-
nroximate wing spread of 155 feet
rom tip TO tip, is about 65 feet long
Ind 80 feet high. Is armed with seven
runs and develops 200 horse power
With three motors.
This machine. of course. can carry
IN enormous freight OF high explosives
ind drop them behind the enemy lines.
nd Italy would build many of them II
he could. At present only one of
heSe battle cruisers of the air has
zen constructed. Italy cannot SPARE
more raw material for the construc-
ION OF others. But Italy is depending
n the United States for that raw ma
erial, and believes that she will get
Caproni Is no self-advertiser. In this
e resembles his countrymen. When
has had TO be done in
Military way italian military chiefs
ave done 1t without talking. When
was necessary for new and vital
Kings TO he done In the air over the
allan front Caproni has done them.
he words of young Italian officer
hen asked why It was that Italy was
OF letting the world know what she
as doing sum the situation up well.
Italy does not want to talk he
hid. "She wants TO fight and to do"
And II the past performance of CT
mi Caproni meaas anything. the
atement by his representative in this
'untry that the continent to continent
ght viii be made may be accepted
face value.