Engineering:Caproni Ca.132
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Role | Bomber/airliner |
Manufacturer | Caproni |
First flight | 1934 |
Status | Prototype only |
The Caproni Ca.132 was a prototype for a large aircraft built in Italy in 1934, intended for use as either a bomber or airliner. It was a conventional low-wing cantilever monoplane, powered by a radial engine on each wing and in the nose. The main undercarriage was housed within large streamlined spats. Configured as an airliner, it would have seated 20 passengers.
Operators
Kingdom of Italy
- Regia Aeronautica for evaluation only.
Specifications (as bomber)
General characteristics
- Crew: four
- Length: 18.60 m (61 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 26.69 m (87 ft 7 in)
- Height: 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)
- Wing area: 100.9 m2 (1,086 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 7,000 kg (15,430 lb)
- Gross weight: 10,700 kg (23,590 lb)
- Powerplant: 3 × Piaggio Stella P.IX , 418 kW (560 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 314 km/h (196 mph, 170 kn)
- Service ceiling: 6,300 m (20,664 ft)
Armament
- 4 × 7.7 mm (.303 in) Breda-SAFAT machine guns
- 900 kg (1,980 lb) of bombs
References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 234.
- Уголок неба
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