Caproni Ca.350

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Wingspan 13 m		Manufacturer Caproni

The Caproni Ca.350 was an Italian single-engined project for a two-seat fighter-bomber/reconnaissance aircraft of the 1930s. Designed by Cesare Pallavicino to meet a requirement of the Regia Aeronautica, it was an innovative and fast design, to have been powered by an Isotta Fraschini Zeta R.C.42, but no aircraft were built.

Specifications

Data from Museo Caproni documentation (Trento - Italia)

General characteristics

Crew: two

Length: 10.62 m (34 ft 10 in)

Wingspan: 13.28 m (43 ft 7 in)

Height: 3.20 m (10 ft 6 in)

Wing area: 23.8 m² (256 sq ft)

Empty weight: 2,250 kg (4,960 lb)

Gross weight: 3,240 kg (7,143 lb) (reconnaissance mission)

Powerplant: 1 × Isotta-Fraschini Zeta R.C.42 air-cooled X-24 piston engine, 930 kW (1,250 hp) (take-off power)

Propellers: 3-bladed bladed constant speed

Performance

Maximum speed: 647 km/h; 349 kn (402 mph) at 4,200 m (13,780 ft)

Range: 1,448 km; 782 nmi (900 mi) at 4,000 m (13,120 ft) (reconnaissance mission)

Endurance: 4 hr 30 s

Service ceiling: 9,500 m (31,170 ft)

Armament

Guns:

1x 20 mm (0.787 in) cannon firing through propeller hub

2x 7.62 mm (0.300 in) machine-guns in the wings

1x 7.62 mm (0.300 in) machine gun in rear cockpit

Bombs: 200 kg (440 lb) under wings and fuselage

References

Caproni Ca.350 Wikipedia

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