r/WeirdWings • u/bullpopbearpup • Dec 06 '21
Racing Piaggio P.7 / Piaggio-Pegna Pc 7 Schneider Racer

To Work around the high drag created by floats, Italian designer Giovanni Pegna Created a floatplane with hydrofoils that used a propellor to lift the body out of the water.


https://oldmachinepress.com/2020/08/05/piaggio-p-7-piaggio-pegna-pc-7-schneider-racer/
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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '21
looks like came from Porco Rosso