| PS.1 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Sportsplane |
| Manufacturer | Caproni |
| First flight | 1934 |
| Primary user | Italy |
| Produced | 1934 |
| Number built | 2 |
The Caproni PS.1 was an Italian sportsplane, designed and built specifically to compete in Challenge 1934, the European touring plane championships. It was also known as Pallavicino PS-1. It was a four-seater low-wing monoplane.
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The plane was designed by Cesare Pallavicino, the former designer of Breda, after he had moved in 1933 to Caproni. Only two prototypes of the PS-1 were built. They carried registrations I-FRAN and I-MELO.
Both aircraft took part in Challenge 1934 contest, flown by Armando François and Ugo Vincenzi. In a technical evaluation, the PS-1 took second place behind the Messerschmitt Bf 108 (PS-1 and Bf 108 were the only Challenge aircraft with retractable landing gear). The aircraft were completed only shortly before the contest, so their pilots had little time for training. During a short landing trial, Vincenzi damaged his engine and propeller, and he had to withdraw. Armando François completed the contest in 18th place (for 34 starting and 19 finishing crews).
Metal construction cantilever low-wing monoplane. Steel framed fuselage, covered with canvas. Single spar trapezoid wings with rounded tips, of steel construction, canvas covered. Wings could be folded aft. The cabin had two side-by-side seats in front with dual controls, and two seats in the rear, under a common multi-part canopy. Retractable conventional landing gear with a rear skid. The main gear wheels protruded from the wing's lower surface. Radial engine in fuselage nose, with a cowling. Two-blade propeller. 160-l fuel tank.
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