Aircraft by Phyl Aynsley

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My friend Phil Aynsley give me the oportunity to use these amazing pictures he took at the Museo Storico dell'Aeronautica Militare in Italy. Take time to visit the full Gallery, you will not be disapointed ... Thanks Phil for your time and work. Frank

The Caproni Ca.3 bomber was a more powerfully engined derivative of of the 1914 Ca.1. The Ca.3 used three 150hp Isotta Franschini V.4B engines and entered service in 1917 with 270 being constructed.

Lohner L. Designed by Jacob Lohner & Co of Vienna this aircraft was one of a batch of 24 constructed under licence by U.F.A.G. of Budapest and delivered to the Austro-Hungarian Imperial Navy in June 1916. A total of 93 'L' models were built prior to it being superseded by the 'K' after September 1916.

SPA-Faccioli W-8 engine. This intriguing 1912 design has its two crankshafts on the outsides with the heads in the centre. The two sets of opposed four cylinders are inclined at 20 degrees to the horizontal and total 7.97 litres in displacement. 89-90hp at 1,600rpm.

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