Caproni approx. 60
| Caproni approx. 60 | |
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| Type: | Flying boat |
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1921 |
| Number of pieces: |
1 |
The Caproni Ca.60 (unofficially also called Capronissimo or Noviplano ) was an Italian giant flying boat from 1921, also called the Caproni Triple Triplane .
History and construction
After the First World War , the Italian Giovanni Battista Caproni took over the three- decker concept successfully used in his bombers for a large passenger flying boat - the Ca.60. It was supposed to be a prototype for later transatlantic flights.
Three three-decker wings were arranged on the top of the fuselage. The machine was powered by eight 294 kW (400 hp) Liberty L-12 engines, four each with pull-propellers and four with push-type propellers. The fuselage of this machine was designed for 100 passengers, too revolutionary for the time.
The first flight of the Ca.60 took place on March 4, 1921 in Sesto Calende on Lake Maggiore . After a short flight, the machine crashed into the lake from a height of 20 m due to its design-related inability to steer and was badly damaged. The pilot Semprini survived the crash. The reconstruction began, but was later canceled after a fire.
Technical specifications
| Parameters | Data |
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| crew | 8th |
| Passengers | 60-100 |
| length | 23.50 m |
| span | 30 m |
| height | 9.10 m |
| Wing area | 836 m² |
| Empty mass | k. A. |
| Takeoff mass | 25,000 kg |
| drive | 8 × 12-cylinder V-engine Liberty L-12 with 294 kW (400 PS) each |
| Top speed | 112 km / h |
| Range | 660 km |
| Service ceiling | k. A. |
See also
literature
- James Gilbert: The World's Worst Aircraft. St. Martin's Press, New York 1975, 1979, pp. 67-68.
- Enzo Angelucci: World Encyclopedia of Civil Aircraft. Crown Publishers Inc., New York 1982, ISBN 0-517-54724-4 .
- Aviation Archive Issue 35: Giant Aircraft, pp. 14-17
- Luigino Caliaro / KS: Dream with nine wings. In: Flug Revue No. 12/2018, pp. 80–83
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Giorgio Apostolo: Caproni's Triple Triplane. In: Airplane Monthly. February 1974, p. 493.