Caproni ca.73

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Caproni ca.73
Caproni ca.73
Type: Airliner , bomber
Design country:

Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Italy

Manufacturer:

Caproni

First flight:

1924

Commissioning:

1924

The Caproni Ca.73 was an Italian airliner and light bomber .

construction

The Caproni Ca.73 was a one-and-a-half-decker and was designed in 1924 by the engineer Rodolfo Verduzio . It was the first airplane in Italy to be built entirely from metal.

It was intended to be used as a civil airliner for up to ten passengers and two crew members. The machine had a horizontal stabilizer in the form of a biplane and a wingspan of 6.25 m. Two unclad Isotta Fraschini Asso engines were used as engines. The engines had an output of 500 hp (373 kW) and were mounted in tandem on struts between the wings. The upper wing was shorter (18 m wingspan) and had no ailerons.

The machine is designed to replace the still from the military version of World War coming Caproni Ca.36 designed M.

Military operations

The first missions were flown from 1926 in North Africa in the fighting against insurgents. The Ca.73 was used in the squadrons of the Italian night bombers until 1934.

Versions

About 73bis

One version was the Ca.73bis with two Lorraine-Dietrich engines with 400 PS (298 kW). This was a bomber and basically similar. The bomber version was also made with the Asso engines and then referred to as Ca.73ter or Ca.82. The main difference was gunner positions behind the wings in the top of the fuselage and in the bow. The bomb load was a maximum of 900 kg. The fuel tanks were enlarged significantly, which increased the maximum flight time to up to 6 hours. The top speed of this version was 195 km / h and the maximum takeoff weight was 5,700 kg.

Approx. 74

Later name for the ca 80

Approx. 80

Version with two Bristol-Jupiter radial engines with 400 HP each

Approx. 80S

Version of the Ca.80 as an ambulance aircraft

Approx. 88

Lower version of the Ca.80 with a modified hull

Approx. 89

Lower version of the Ca.80 with a retractable belly dome

Military use

Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Italy

Technical specifications

Parameter Data (approx 73)
crew 2
Passengers 10
length 15.10 m
span 25 m
height 5.60 m
Wing area 143 m²
Empty mass 3400 kg
Max. Takeoff mass 5390 kg
Cruising speed 180 km / h
Top speed 195 km / h
Service ceiling 4600 m
Range 3 hours
Engines 2 × Isotta Fraschini Asso with 373 kW each

See also

List of aircraft types

literature

  • Rosario Abate, Gregory Alegi, Giorgio Apostolo: Aeroplani Caproni. Gianni Caproni ideatore e costruttore di ali italiane. Museo dell'aeronautica Gianni Caproni , Trento 1992.
  • Aero. Marshall Cavendish International Ltd., London 1984, issue 47.
  • Federico Bianchessi: Gianni Caproni. Una storia italiana. Pietro Macchione Editore, Varese 2014 ISBN 978-88-6570-194-2 .
  • Michael JH Taylor: Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Studio Editions, London 1989, pp. 232-33.
  • World Aircraft Information Files. File 891 Sheet 09, Bright Star Publishing, London.

Web links

Commons : Caproni Ca.73  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Federico Bianchessi: Gianni Caproni. Una storia italiana. P. 201