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at Ciampino has had the rear part of its envelope made rigid and the elevators and rudders have been attached directly to this tail stiffening instead of being placed under the rear part of the envelope as has been the practice heretofore in dirigible construction in Italy.  The tail planes have been attached in a manner very similar to that employed in the Zeppelins.  Experiments with this modified 0 type have been carried out.
 
Maximum speed has been increased from 91 to 96 kilometers per hour and better results are expected.  From the results obtained it is safe to state that this system of tail planes and rudders will be adopted in all future dirigible construction in Italy.

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