Caproni Ca.53

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

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

Caproni Ca. 53

  The Ca.53 was intended to meet a requirement for a fast day bomber carrying a 400 kg bomb load.
  It was a triplane with single fuselage of all-wood construction. This was to have been a multirole aircraft for long-range fighter, fast reconnaissance, or light bombing missions. The large fuselage could carry a significant bomb load internally, as well as externally. Defensive armament consisted of a dorsal machine gun turret and a gun firing beneath the aircraft from a trap door.
  The fuel tank was jettisonable. The engine was a 500-hp Tosi V-12, which proved to be heavier than the originally planned FIAT A.14.
  The project was abandoned in part due to performance issues and in part because Caproni was fully committed to the Ca.5 program.

Ca.53 two seat day bomber with one 500-hp Tosi V-12 engine
  Wingspan 14.30m ; length 9.23 m; height 3.86 m; wing surface area 65 sq m
  Empty weight 1600 kg; payload 800 Kg; loaded weight 2,400 kg
  Maximum speed 175 to 190 km/h
  One built

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	R.Abate, G.Alegi, G.Apostolo - Aeroplani Caproni: Gianni Caproni and His Aircraft, 1910-1983
	In 1917 the Technical Direction of Military Aviation asked for a fast bomber with a Fiat A.14 engine, capable of carrying a 400 kg bomb load at speeds around 200 km per hour. The Caproni design, later labelled Ca.53, had a big wooden fuselage and triplane wings. Performance estimates were not met, in part because the A.14 was replaced with a heavier 450 hp Tosi V-12. Committed to Ca.5 production, the company could not support a full development effort and the project was abandoned. The sole prototype is now with the Caproni Museum.
	J.Davilla - Italian Aviation in the First World War. Vol.2: Aircraft A-H /Centennial Perspective/ (74)
	Caproni Ca.53.
	J.Davilla - Italian Aviation in the First World War. Vol.2: Aircraft A-H /Centennial Perspective/ (74)
	Caproni Ca.53.
	J.Davilla - Italian Aviation in the First World War. Vol.2: Aircraft A-H /Centennial Perspective/ (74)
	Caproni Ca.53 rear view.
	J.Davilla - Italian Aviation in the First World War. Vol.2: Aircraft A-H /Centennial Perspective/ (74)
	Caproni Ca.53 front view.
	R.Abate, G.Alegi, G.Apostolo - Aeroplani Caproni: Gianni Caproni and His Aircraft, 1910-1983
	The importance and quantity of the material gathered by the Capronis soon required the construction of a permanent display structure, designed along a coherent historical perspective. The Caproni Museum thus occupied a large hangar on Taliedo airport, among the firm’s workshops. In this area were placed the Caproni Ca.1, Ca.6, Caproni Bristol, Ca.18, Ca.20, Ca.22, Ca.36M, Ca.42, Ca.53, elements of the Ca.60, Gino Allegri’s Ansaldo SVA serial 11777, the CNA Eta, a Fokker D.VIII fuselage, two Gabardini monoplanes, one of which with floats, a Gabardini G.51, a Macchi-Nieuport 29, a Roland VIb fuselage, a Siemens Schuckert D.IV forward section, tre airship gondolas, a model of Leonardo da Vinci’s unbuilt glider, plus an unspecified number of engines, propellers, and other material. This was certainly among the world’s largest aviation collections, much admired by the many illustrious visitors. The photo shows the Ca.22 and, behind it, the Ca.53. Between the two the uncovered fuselage and rudder of the Caproni-Bristol can be seen.