Caproni Ca.350

Caproni Ca.350
Role	Fighter-bomber/reconnaissance aircraft
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Caproni
Designer	Cesare Pallavicino

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 ^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: two
Length: 10.62 m (34 ft 10 in)
Wingspan: 13.28 m (43 ft 7 in)
Height: 3.2 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)
Max takeoff weight: 4,399 kg (9,698 lb)
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 (402 mph, 349 kn) at 4,200 m (13,800 ft)
Range: 1,448 km (900 mi, 782 nmi) at 4,000 m (13,000 ft) (reconnaissance mission)
Endurance: 4 hr 30 min
Service ceiling: 9,501 m (31,171 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) bombs under wings and fuselage

References

^ Thompson, Jonathon W. (1963). Italian Civil and Military Aircraft 1930–1945. USA: Aero Publishers Inc. p. 118. ISBN 0-8168-6500-0.

External links

[Thompson-1] Thompson, Jonathon W. (1963). Italian Civil and Military Aircraft 1930–1945. USA: Aero Publishers Inc. p. 118. ISBN 0-8168-6500-0.

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Caproni Ca.350

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