A build from 12 years ago:
Long range planes were in vogue in different countries at the time when the record fever was burning high.
This elegant monoplane was designed by Alessandro Marchetti aiming to conquer the endurance and distance records.
First flown in 1928, the unusually configured machine demonstrated that the potential was there to intent the planned feat. The S.64 was in a way a sort of motor-glider, with a large wing area and minimal extras, capable of accommodating a crew of three in a small pod blended with the wing, on top of which the engine –a Fiat A 2