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The '''Caproni Ca 335 Maestrale''' ([[Mistral (wind)|Mistral]]) was an [[Italy|Italian]] single-engined two-seat fighter-bomber/reconaissance aircraft of the 1930s. It was designed by [[Caproni]] to meet a requirement of the [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[Belgian Air Component|Air Force]], with it being planned that the aircraft would be built under licence by the Belgian company [[SABCA]] as the '''SABCA S.47'''. Only a single aircraft was built, production plans being stopped by the [[Battle of Belgium|German invasion of Belgium]] in May 1940. |
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Revision as of 19:46, 18 January 2010
| Caproni Ca 335 Maestrale/SABCA S.47 | |
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| Role | fighter-bomber/reconnaissance aircraft |
| National origin | Italy/Belgium |
| Manufacturer | Caproni/SABCA |
| Designer | Cesare Pallavicino |
| Number built | 1 |
The Caproni Ca 335 Maestrale (Mistral) was an Italian single-engined two-seat fighter-bomber/reconaissance aircraft of the 1930s. It was designed by Caproni to meet a requirement of the Belgian Air Force, with it being planned that the aircraft would be built under licence by the Belgian company SABCA as the SABCA S.47. Only a single aircraft was built, production plans being stopped by the German invasion of Belgium in May 1940.
Specifications (S.47)
Data from War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Seven Bombers and Reconnaissance Aircraft [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 10.6109 m (34 ft 9.75 in)
- Wingspan: 13.2017 m (43 ft 3.75 in)
- Height: 3.20 m (10 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 23.80 m2 (256.2 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 2,250 kg (4,960 lb)
- Gross weight: 3,240 kg (7,143 lb) (reconnaissance mission)
- Max takeoff weight: 3,350 kg (7,385 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs liquid cooled V12 engine, 640 kW (860 hp) (take-off power)
- Propellers: 3-bladed bladed constant speed
Performance
- Maximum speed: 501 km/h (311 mph, 270 kn) at 4,200 m (13,780 ft)
- Range: 1,576 km (979 mi, 851 nmi) at 4,000 m (13,120 ft) (reconnaissance mission)
- Endurance: 4 hr 30 s
- Service ceiling: 9,500 m (31,170 ft)
- Time to altitude:
- 2,000 m (6,650 ft) in 3 min 30 sec
- 6,000 m (19,685 ft) in 15 min 20 s
Armament
- Guns:
- 1× 20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404 firing through propeller hub and two 7.62 mm FN Browning machine guns in wing
- 1× FN Browning machine gun in rear cockpit
- Bombs: 200 kg (440 lb) under wings and fuselage
Notes
- ^ Green 1967, p.40.
References
- Green, William. War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Seven Bombers and Reconnaissance Aircraft. London:Macdonald, 1967.
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