Faccioli Mario

MARIO FACCIOLI
1885 - 1915
Contributed by Giovanni Giorgetti, 8-11-07

Mario Faccioli
Courtesy of Giovanni Giorgetti, 8-11-07

NOTE BIOGRAPHICAL
Nato a Torino il 18 febbraio 1885.
Conseguì il brevetto di pilota n. 21 per biplano su apparecchio Faccioli N. 4 a Cameri (Novara) il 15 ottobre 1910. Il motore era un Faccioli da 20 - 25 c. v. Fu pilota di tutti i voli compiuti dal triplano, poi trasformato in biplano, progettato e costruito dal padre Aristide. Fu il primo aviatore italiano che compì un volo su un aeroplano progettato e costruito in Italia. Morì probabilmente per un incidente di volo nel marzo 1915.
Il padre, l'ing. Aristide Faccioli, ormai vecchio e deluso, si tolse la vita il 28 gennaio 1920.
Pioniere dell'Aeronautica Italiana.
from Gente dell'aria 2
Courtesy of Giovanni Giorgetti, 8-11-07

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE He was born in Turin on February 18, 1885. On October 15, 1910 he took out his pilot's licence for biplane on airplane Faccioli N. 4 in Cameri (Novara). The engine was a Faccioli 20 - 25 C.V. He took out the Italian pilot's licence n. 21.
He was the pilot of all the flights completed from the triplane, then transformed in biplane, planned and constructed by his father Aristide.
He was the first Italian aviator who effected a flight on an airplane planned and constructed in Italy.
He probably died in an incident of flight on March 1915.
His father, engineer Aristide Faccioli, by then old and disappointed, committed suicide on January 28, 1920.
Mario Faccioli was a Pioneer of the Italian Aviation.
from Gente dell'aria 2
Translation by Giovanni Giorgetti, 8-11-07

Mario Faccioli on the biplane Faccioli n. 4
with a S.P.A. Faccioli 20 - 25 CV engine
from Gente dell'aria 2
Courtesy of Giovanni Giorgetti, 8-11-07

Italian pilots: Left to Right,
Ruggerone, Cobianchi, Manissero, Cagni and Faccioli
Mirafiori (Turin) 1911
from Gente dell'aria 2
Courtesy of Giovanni Giorgetti, 8-11-07

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ARISTIDE FACCIOLI
Father of Mario Faccioli

Aristide Faccioli father of Mario

Model Faccioli aircraft

from Gente dell'aria 2
Courtesy of Giovanni Giorgetti, 8-11-07

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1910. Biplanino Faccioli (Italia) This website which was suggested by our good friend Giovanni Giorgetti, offers a picture of the Faccioli Biplane and a brief revue of the careers of both Aristide Faccioli and his son Mario. If you can read Italian or French, I think you will enjoy visiting the site. You can access it by clicking on the title.
If you need a version in English, as I do, Here is one from Giovanni.

"One of the most prepared and brilliant Italian pioneers of the flight was the engineer Aristide Faccioli of Turin. One of his books on aviation theories was useful to many scientists, among them the Wright brothers. In the field of aeronautical engineering, his most ingegnous product was certainly the "Small biplane" built in 1910, small, light, handy, with which the son of Faccioli, Mario, performed remarkable exhibition flights. "

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GENTE dell'aria
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People of Air
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Giorgio Evangelisti.

Product Details
Hard: 288 pp. - 21x29.7;
List Price: € 36,15 - L.70.000; Cod; 515401
Publisher: Editoriale Olimpia.

Description:
You will find a complete description of the book, as well as a biography of the author, on the Editoriale Olimpia website. (4-15-05). If you read Italian, you can access the page by clicking on:
Gente dell'aria 2

Faccioli Mario probably died in an incident of flight on March 1915.
Personal communication from Giovanni Giorgetti, 8-11-075

If you have any more information on this pioneer aviator
please contact me.
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ONE of more prepares to you and brilliant Italian pioneers of the flight were Ing ARISTIDE FACCIOLI of Turin. A its book on the air theories was useful to many students, between which the siblings Wright. In the field of the constructions aeronautics its more ingenious product was sure “biglides down” constructed in 1910, small, light, manageable one, on which the son of Faccioli, Mario, compì remarkable exhibitions. --------------------------------------