Secondo Campini
Secondo Campini (August 28, 1904 – February 7, 1980) was an Italian engineer and one of the pioneers of the jet engine.[1]
Campini was born at
Caproni Campini C.C.2, which first flew in 1940.[3]
The "motorjet" that Campini developed to propel the C.C.2 is substantially different from the jet engines of today. Campini's engine used a conventional piston engine to compress air, which was then mixed with fuel and ignited. Modern jets are based on the turbojet principle, but Campini's engine was nevertheless a true jet, since it was the reactive force of the burning exhaust gases that pushed the aircraft along.[2][3]
After
YB-49 flying-wing bomber
.
Campini died in Milan in 1980.[4]
References
- ^ "Campini, Secondo nell'Enciclopedia Treccani". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ ISSN 2051-1930.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4728-3597-0.
- ^ "CAMPINI, Secondo in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-01-04.
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