Raffaele Conflenti
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Aeronautical engineer , aircraft designer |
Raffaele Conflenti (4 December 1889 – 16 July 1946)
Biography
Conflenti was born in
Conflenti, who had initially supervised the production of license-built
Conflenti left CAMS in 1923 and he went back to Italy, where he became the head designer of the newly founded aeronautical section of CNT (Cantiere Navale Triestino, Italian for Shipyard of Trieste), headquartered in Monfalcone. He held that position until 1932[1] (in the meantime, CNT had merged with Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino giving birth to Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, or CRDA).
Between late 1932 and 1935 Conflenti worked for the Società Aerea Mediterranea (SAM) airline. In 1936 he started working for the Caproni group, where he collaborated with Giovanni Pegna; among his last designs were the Caproni Ca.164, Ca.165 and Ca.603.[1]
Conflenti died in Cosenza on 16 July 1946.[1]