The role of early synthetic materials degradation in the downfall of the Ansaldo A.1, an Italian World War I biplane fighter.

Autor: La Nasa J; Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy. jacopo.lanasa@unipi.it.; CISUP Centre for Instrument Sharing, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. jacopo.lanasa@unipi.it., Ceccarini A; Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy.; CISUP Centre for Instrument Sharing, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy., Ducoli R; Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy., Manariti A; Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy.; CISUP Centre for Instrument Sharing, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy., Lucejko JJ; Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy.; CISUP Centre for Instrument Sharing, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy., Degano I; Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy.; CISUP Centre for Instrument Sharing, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy., Capra N; Soprintendenza per i beni culturali della provincia autonoma di Trento, Via San Marco 27, 38122, Trento, Italy., Giovannini L; Soprintendenza per i beni culturali della provincia autonoma di Trento, Via San Marco 27, 38122, Trento, Italy., Tomasi ML; Soprintendenza per i beni culturali della provincia autonoma di Trento, Via San Marco 27, 38122, Trento, Italy., Modugno F; Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy.; CISUP Centre for Instrument Sharing, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy., Colombini MP; Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy., Bonaduce I; Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy.; CISUP Centre for Instrument Sharing, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2023 Jul 27; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 12170. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 27.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39164-9
Abstrakt: From the Pioneer Era of the aviation to World War I the evolution of aircraft technology and chemical synthesis enabled a unique coexistence of traditional craftsmanship, artistic decoration practices, and technological advancements. The study of the materials used in these early years of aviation is still an uncharted territory: a vast portion of remaining planes has been partially or completely repaired and restored, usually by total replacement of the fabric. The Italian biplane Ansaldo A.1 (1918) is a fighter aircraft and is one of the few planes in the world that still preserves its own original materials. In the last years, the fabric sections of the airplane have started to become brittle and loose cohesion, severely compromising the integrity of the aircraft, and resulting in a general alteration of the pictorial layers of the painted sections. A chemical investigation was undertaken to unveil the materials, and to elucidate the causes of the degradation. This study presents one of the first steps into the study of early historical aircrafts, defining the background for the conservation plans to preserve these objects for future generations.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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