The Caveat Emporium is proud to present the Stipa-Caproni.
Wikipedia:
The Stipa-Caproni, also generally called the Caproni Stipa, was an experimental Italian aircraft designed in 1932 by Luigi Stipa (1900–1992) and built by Caproni. It featured a hollow, barrel-shaped fuselage with the engine and propeller completely enclosed by the fuselage—in essence, the whole fuselage was a single ducted fan. Although the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Royal Air Force) was not interested in pursuing development of the Stipa-Caproni, its design influenced the development of jet propulsion.
Inspired by a Mustard video about the Caproni Transaereo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYn6fyGNg7c).
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Nice!