Caproni Ca.100
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| Ca.100 Caproncino | |
|---|---|
| Type | Trainer |
| Manufacturer | Caproni, Kaproni Bulgarski |
| Maiden flight | 1929 |
The Caproni Ca.100 Caproncino was the standard trainer aircraft of the Italian Air Force in the 1930s. Based on the de Havilland DH.60 Moth, the design extended the span of the lower wing to create an inverted sesquiplane configuration.
One example of the Ca.100Idro seaplane version was used to establish a world seaplane altitude record of 5,018 m (16,462 ft) in 1931.
The design was produced by Caproni's Bulgarian subsidiary as the KN-1 and under licence by the Peruvian government from 1935.
[edit] Survivors
The Italian Air force museum at Vigna di Valle acquired an example of the type on 24 May 2007 now marked with the registration FIR-9, appropriate to a Ca.100 serving at the Florence basic Flying School in the mid-1930's.[1]
[edit] Operators
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[edit] Specifications (Ca.100)
General characteristics
- Crew: Two, pilot and instructor
- Length: 7.30 m (23 ft 11 in)
- Wingspan: 10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
- Height: 2.75 m (9 ft 0 in)
- Wing area: 24.4 m² (263 ft²)
- Empty weight: 400 kg (882 lb)
- Gross weight: 560 kg (1,499 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy, 63 kW (85 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 165 km/h (102 mph)
- Range: 700 km (462 miles)
- Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,125 ft)
- Rate of climb: 1.8 m/s (354 ft/min)
[edit] References
- ^ Flypast Magazine, August 2007, Key Publishing Ltd
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 232.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing, File 891 Sheet 09.
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