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| One of the accomplishments which allowed Rinaldo Piaggio's young company to make a name for itself in the industrial world was the outfitting of the "Marco Polo" ship in 1894. The small fast ship (with a gross tonnage of 1.514 tons) could accommodate 190 passengers in luxury cabins. In 1899 it had the Queen Margherita as a guest in a long cruise in the Mediterranean Sea. It was thanks to achievements like the one of the "Marco Polo" that Piaggio was officially awarded prizes at the world exhibitions and fairs in Genoa (1892), Paris (1900), Milan (1906) and Turin (1911). With the P 108 B Piaggio began to compete with all the leading aeronautical manufacturers worldwide. In the bomber version, with its 33-metre wingspan and seven-people crew, this aircraft presented itself as one of the most advanced bombers of its time. Casiraghi created also a passenger version: it had pressurized and air-conditioned sleeping-cabins for 36 people, and flew at a speed of 470 km/h at an altitude of 4,000 metres. |  | |
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