Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello Naval Aviation: the bond between the motorcycle brand and the Navy celebrated [PHOTO]

Moto Guzzi , Marina Militare they recalled their deep esteem that has lasted for over a century on the flight deck of the Cavour aircraft carrier. On this occasion, the new one was presented as a world premiere Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello Naval Aviation; a special and technological one limited and numbered edition of 1913 models characterized by a livery that recalls the dress of fighters F-35B.

Moto Guzzi and the Navy

The spread-winged eagle symbol linked to Moto Guzzi since its foundation way back 1921, derives from the common militancy of the founders Carlo Guzzi and Giorgio Parodi in the Royal Navy's Aeronautical Service during the First World War. During the Great War the two friends, together with the pilot Giovanni Ravelli, decided that once the conflict was over they would dedicate themselves to the development of motorcycles. But Ravelli was unable to see the realization of this dream because he was the victim of an accident in 1919. To remember their friend, Guzzi and Parodi adopted the symbol of the eagle with spread wings, known to Guzzi enthusiasts for generations.
THENaval Aviation, to which the limited series model introduced on the occasion refers, is the aerial section of the Navy, designed to operate on the sea together with naval units. It dates back to 1913, year recalled in the number of developed examples of this limited edition. The year of the official establishment of the Royal Navy's Aeronautical Service. At the moment the Navy's air forces report to COMFORAER (Air Forces Command), which organizes and coordinates the activities of all Navy air assets, including maintenance activities, training of flight and ground personnel, as well as of the control of logistics infrastructures.
Fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters are embarked on naval units that have a hangar and flight deck, on naval amphibious assault units and on aircraft carriers. Cavour, which served as the backdrop to the celebration of the bond between Moto Guzzi , Marina Militare, is a STOVL (Short Take Off and Vertical Landing) aircraft carrier, built by Fincantieri and entered into service in 2009. It is 244 meters long with a 220 meter take-off runway and is one of the major technological investments of the national defense industry system.
The Italian Naval Aviation has been operating in the most important international operations since the 1980s, as mentioned.

Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello Naval Aviation

The new special limited and numbered edition of the recent Moto Guzzi example presents notable technological solutions and a suggestive characterization. A project realized thanks to Difesa Servizi SpA, an in-house company of the Ministry of Defense engaged in the valorisation of the Dicastery's assets for 10 years. The Company has granted use of the trademark “Naval Aviation” a Moto Guzzi for the development of the exclusivity V100 Mandello Naval Aviation.
La Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello it is a roadster that represents a further evolution of the path started by Moto Guzzi one hundred years earlier. A new motorcycle that recalls tradition and at the same time projects its gaze forward. The innovation is visible in the design, sculpted and sinuous, which highlights the large twin-cylinder heart and technical innovations of depth such as aadaptive aerodynamics (for the first time on a specimen).

It is the first Moto Guzzi to be equipped with a six-axis inertial platform, semi-active suspension, quick shift and cornering ABS, among the various solutions implemented. The new compact block engine, with 90° transverse V architecture 1.042 cc, it appears entirely new. The power reaches i 115 horses and the couple shares 105 Nm, with 82% already proposed from 3.500 rpm.
The limited and numbered edition of Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello Naval Aviation it is made up of 1913 specimens, recalling the year of foundation of the air component of the Navy as mentioned.
An exclusive proposal starting from dedicated dress which is inspired by fighter jets F-35B supplied to the Navy. The graphics recall those of the aircraft, noting for example the insignia on both sides of the fairing, as well as the connotative jet intake stripes which indicate the aircraft's air intakes. Also featured: the Naval Aviation coat of arms, the Gruppo Aerei Embarcati logo and the low visibility tricolor cockade on the sides of the tank.
The equipment includes heated grips and a TPMS tire pressure sensor, and the serial number is laser engraved on the handlebar riser. Also included is a commemorative plaque and a dedicated motorcycle cover.

Photo: Moto Guzzi – Piaggio Group – Navy