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What does "Scricciolo" mean?
Short answer
"Scricciolo" means wren in Italian, the small bird known in English as the wren. That is the name given to the Aviamilano Scricciolo, designed at the Centro Volo a Vela of the Politecnico di Milano for an Aero Club d'Italia competition for a light civilian trainer. Two batches of twenty-five were built at Aviomilano.
A tiny bird
"Scricciolo" is the Italian word for the wren, the small bird. The Aviamilano Scricciolo was designed at the Centro Volo a Vela of the Politecnico di Milano to enter a competition called by the Aero Club d'Italia seeking a light civil trainer.
Mixed construction
The fuselage was built of fabric-covered steel tube, while the wings and tail surfaces were of wood with plywood skinning. One of the production variants was fitted with tricycle landing gear.
Production and variants
Two batches of twenty-five aircraft were built at the Aviomilano factory. Among the variants is a reconstruction with a 150 hp (112 kW) Lycoming O-320 engine for use as a glider tug.
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