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Страна: Италия

Год: 1914

Единственный экземпляр

J.Davilla Italian Aviation in the First World War. Vol.2: Aircraft A-H (A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes 74)

Caproni Prewar Designs

Caproni Ca. 20

  A modified Ca.18 powered by a 110-hp Le Rhone rotary with a large nose fairing and shorter wings, as designed in February 1914 and built in 1916. Designated Ca.20 it was fast and had good climbing abilities.
  The emphasis on this design was to minimize air resistance. Side air intakes were fitted. Originally the machine gun position was hinged on the upper cabane and angled to fire above the propeller, although it’s position could be changed by the pilot.
  The type was not purchased by the military and remained a prototype.

Ca. 20 single-seat fighter with one 110-hp engine
  Wingspan 7.80 m; length 8.24 m; height 2.85 m; wing area 13 square meters.
  Empty weights 350 kg; loaded weight 500 kg; payload 150 kg.
  Maximum speed 165 km/h; climb to 1,000 m. in 3 minutes; 2,000 m in 7 minutes; 5,000 m. in 25 minutes.
  One built

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  • J.Davilla Italian Aviation in the First World War. Vol.2: Aircraft A-H (A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes 74)