Aaaand, here is a photo the remarkable Caproni Transaereo, intended to carry 100 passengers from Italy to New York in 1920:
http://worstaircraft.netfirms.com/transaereo%20homepage.htm Text, from Yenne's book: http://worstaircraft.netfirms.com/caproni%20ca%2060.htm Well known to early aviation buffs. Let us hope this example of Italian technology is not an omen for Rossi. - Jed
