Caproni ca.97
| Caproni ca.97 | |
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| Type: | Airliner |
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| First flight: |
1927 |
| Commissioning: |
1927 |
| Number of pieces: |
approx. 13 |
The Caproni Ca.97 was an Italian multipurpose aircraft. It was the first commercial success of the aircraft manufacturer Caproni in the 1930s.
History and construction
The aircraft was designed in 1927 as a shoulder- wing aircraft for up to six passengers and was originally designed for three engines. Lorraine-Dietrich in-line engines with an output of 130 hp, 97 kW were planned. But there were also aircraft with one or two engines with a total output of approx. 400 to 500 HP (298–373 kW) built. The above technical data correspond to the single-engine version.
The 97 was used in the military and civilian sectors as a transporter , a training aircraft , an ambulance aircraft , a reconnaissance aircraft and a bomber . In the reconnaissance version, a machine gun stand was installed behind the wing.
The Bristol radial engine was also used for the Ca.97 Idro variant . This was a seaplane with two floats.
The total number of about 97 built was probably 13 copies.
variants
- Approx. 97: Civilian multipurpose aircraft
- About 97 Idro: version equipped with two floats
Military use
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 2 |
| Passengers | 6th |
| length | 10.70 m |
| span | 15.95 m |
| height | 3.35 m |
| Wing area | 40 m² |
| Empty mass | 1500 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 2495 kg |
| Cruising speed | ? km / h |
| Top speed | 255 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 7400 m |
| Range | 1000 km |
| Engines | 1 × 9-cylinder radial engine Bristol Jupiter with 363 kW (494 PS) |
See also
literature
- Aero. Marshall Cavendish International Ltd., London 1984, No. 47, p. 1311.
- Michael JH Taylor: Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Studio Editions, London 1989, p. 233.
- World Aircraft Information Files. File 891 Sheet 09, Bright Star Publishing, London.
