Caproni Ca.60
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| Caproni Ca.60 Transaereo | |
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| Type | Experimental airliner |
| Manufacturer | Caproni |
| Maiden flight | 1921-03-04 |
| Status | Destroyed on first flight |
| Number built | 1 |
The Caproni Ca.60 Transaereo was a nine wing flying boat intended to be a prototype for a 100 passenger trans-atlantic airliner. It featured eight engines and three sets of triple wings. Two pontoons, mounted on each side, were intended to give the aircraft stability. Only one example of this aircraft was built by Caproni. The prototype only made one short flight on 4 March 1921 over Lake Maggiore in Italy. The aircraft attained an altitude of only 60 feet and crashed shortly thereafter. It broke up on impact and quickly filled with water, sinking to the bottom of the lake in a few minutes.
[edit] Specifications (Ca.60)
Data from World Encyclopedia of Civil Aircraft[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 8
- Capacity: 100 passengers
- Length: 23.45 m (77 ft)
- Wingspan: 30.0 m (98 ft 5 in)
- Height: 9.15 m (30 ft)
- Loaded weight: 26,000 kg (55,100 lb)
- Powerplant: 8× Liberty L-12 liquid-cooled V12 engines, 400 hp (300 kW) each
Performance
- Cruise speed: 130 km/h (70 knots, 80 mph)
- Range: 660 km (360 nm, 410 mi)
- Power/mass: 11 W/kg (0.0070 hp/lb)
[edit] References
- ^ Angelucci, Enzo (1982). World Encyclopedia of Civil Aircraft. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-517-54724-4.
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Designation sequence
- Ca.60 - Ca.101 - Ca.133
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