Hydroracers book
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Hydroracers
Hydroracers is a splendid book dedicated to the seaplanes that competed between 1913 and 1931. Aircraft that skimmed the waves of the seas trying to exceed speed limits, putting their pilots’ lives at stake to win victory and the glory of a nation.
A tribute to the Schneider Cup that brings together the history, data and curiosities about these beautiful machines that took part.
A bilingual book, English and Italian.
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editions
Overview
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overview
120 large-format panoramic pages
(42×28 cm / 16.5” x 11”)
Printed on papers:
Arena Natural Rough, GSK
Fedrigoni paper mills
FSC certified
25 highly detailed and accurate digital reconstructions of seaplanes with tricycles (1:72 scale) and three-quarter views.
Oversize infographics recounting the evolution of the machines, race tracks, performances, accompanied by exciting original period photos.
Bilingual texts and captions (English/Italian).
IIDEATION AND DESIGN
RESEARCH, DOCUMENTATION AND 3D MODELLING
Hideaki Ozawa
Scientific advisor AND EDITORIAL COORDINATION
Stefano Cosci
HISTORICAL ADVICE
Gregory Alegi
TECHNICAL CONSULTANCY
Rosario D’Auria
Autors
Gregory Alegi
Luigino Caliaro
Stefano Cosci
Pino Di Feo
Basilio Di Martino
Vincenzo Grienti
Luca Ocretti
Max Pinucci
PREFACE
Basilio Di Martino
This book is the result of a meeting between Max Pinucci (Italian designer working on modern seaplanes) and Hideaki Ozawa (Japanese 3D artist and researcher) with the Air Force and aviation experts Stefano Cosci (scientific advice and editorial coordination) and Gregory Alegi (historical advice).
Just over a decade ago, industrialist Jacques Schneider, almost as a wager, proposed a challenge between seaplanes. Slowly but surely, the race came to the world’s attention not only for its technical and competitive challenges: the myth of speed and flying mechanics of incomparable elegance, in which form and function are integrated, reached heights that are still unmatched today. Realised over twenty years of work between a team of artists and authors, narrated through meticulous digital reconstructions, this volume is a tribute to the racing cars that challenged each other, between 1913 and 1931, skimming the waves of the seas.
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Presentations, conferences and events
Museo Storico
dell’Aeronautica Militare
Vigna di Valle, Italy,
October 2021
Lucca Comics & Games
Lucca, Italy,
November 2021
AEROkunst
Friederichshafen Messe,
Friederichshafen, Germany,
April 2016 – 2022
Comicon Napoli
Napoli, Italy, May 2022
Accademia Aeronautica
Pozzuoli, Italy, May 2022
Hangar 3 Idroscalo RAV
Desenzano del Garda, Italy,
May 2023
Playmuse, Museo delle Scienze
Trento, Italy, June 2023
Comicon Bergamo
Bergamo, Italy,
June 2023
Aeroporto Nicelli
Venezia, Italy,
September 2023
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Welcome to the page dedicated to the “Hydroracers” “The Schneider Trophy Epic” book
Un libro destinato a collezionisti, appassionati e intenditori, una sorta di atlante illustrato degli aerei che hanno caratterizzato l’età d’oro degli idrovolanti. Vent’anni di certosino lavoro per ricostruire e restaurare visivamente un patrimonio tecnico e storico, un omaggio a macchine e uomini da parte di un team internazionale di autori.
Keywords: Hydroracers, Schneider cup, racing seaplanes, Macchi MC.72, Gloster, Crusader, Piaggio PC.7 , Nieuport-Delage, Williams Mercury racer, Bernard, Savoia-Marchetti S.65, Supermarine S.6 / S.6B S.6B