{"id":5588,"date":"1960-09-25T15:32:00","date_gmt":"1960-09-25T14:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aida-aerofilatelia.org\/?p=5588"},"modified":"2024-04-25T19:41:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T17:41:55","slug":"1960-50th-anniversary-of-milan-first-international-air-circuit-and-first-alps-crossing-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aida-aerofilatelia.org\/en\/1960\/09\/25\/1960-50th-anniversary-of-milan-first-international-air-circuit-and-first-alps-crossing-milan\/","title":{"rendered":"1960 – 50th Anniversary of Milan first International Air Circuit and first Alps Crossing – Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The exhibition in the former royal palace \u2013 September, 20 – October, 20 1960<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first air circuit in Milan in 1910 and the first flight across the Alps that accompanied it, were the fundamental theme of the exhibition set up in the former royal palace. On this occasion, the Italian pioneers of flight and the first steps of aeronautical construction in Italy were also remembered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite no Italian made airplane took part in the Circuit, they nevertheless wanted making know the intelligent and courageous efforts and attempts undertaken by passionate and enthusiastic Italian manufacturers. Some of these, persevering tenaciously, succeeded in creating a national aeronautical industry of high prestige; others were forced to give up despite having achieved important results of general interest.
A technical reconstruction of these airplanes has been made, necessarily limited to those models for which sufficient documentation has been found. In the absence of this, unfortunately it was necessary to give up reproducing other models, even important and famous ones.
The Sala delle Cariatidi was dedicated to the Crossing of the Alps made by Geo Chavez, on 23 September 1910 and tragically in the sky of Domodossola. The aircraft on display faithfully reproduced the Bl\u00e9riot Xl monoplane used by Chaves in that flight.
The following rooms presented the following aircraft, built by Italian pioneers of the time, in the form of models accompanied by drawings and technical data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n