Engineering:Caproni Ca.602

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Short description: 1930s Italian aircraft
Ca.602
Aeronautica-Predappio-foto-e-zoli-forli-Ca.602.jpg
Role Aerobatics trainer
National origin Italy
Manufacturer Caproni
Designer Raffaele Conflenti
Number built 1
Variants Caproni Ca.603

The Caproni Ca.602 was a two-seat training aircraft built in Italy by Caproni in the 1930s at the Aeronautica Predappio factory. A single-seat aerobatic trainer was also built, as the Caproni Ca.603, featured reduced wing area, strengthened structure and inter-connected ailerons on upper and lower mainplanes.

Variants

Ca.602
two-seat trainer
Ca.603
single-seat aerobatic version of the Ca.602

Specifications (Ca.602)

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)
  • Wingspan: 9 m (29 ft 6 in)
  • Height: 2.54 m (8 ft 4 in)
  • Wing area: 16.0 m2 (172 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 469 kg (1,034 lb)
  • Gross weight: 728 kg (1,606 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Alfa Romeo 115-1 6-cylinder inverted air-cooled in-line piston engine, 153 kW (205 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 275 km/h (171 mph, 148 kn)
  • Landing speed: 100 km/h (62 mph; 54 kn)
  • Range: 600 km (370 mi, 320 nmi)
  • Endurance: 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Service ceiling: 7,000 m (23,000 ft)
  • Time to altitude: 4,000 m (13,000 ft) in 14 minutes

References

  1. Thompson, Jonathon W. (1963). Italian Civil and Military Aircraft 1930–1945. USA: Aero Publishers Inc.. p. 94. ISBN 0-8168-6500-0.