Caproni Ca.113
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| Ca.113 | |
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| Type | Civil trainer aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Caproni, Kaproni Bulgarski |
| Maiden flight | 1931 |
The Caproni Ca.113 was an advanced training biplane produced in Italy and Bulgaria in the early 1930s. Designed as a follow-on to the Ca.100, it was a more powerful and robust aircraft capable of aerobatics. It was a conventional design with two cockpits in tandem, single-bay staggered wings of equal span, and mainwheels covered by large spats.
The Ca.113's capabilities were demonstrated by Mario di Bernardi's win of the aerobatic trophy at the 1931 Cleveland Air Races and its use in setting a number of aerial records, most importantly a world altitude record of 14,433 m (47,352 ft) set by Renato Donati on 11 April 1934. Other records included a women's world altitude record of 12,010 m (39,402 ft) set by Contessa Carina Negrone in 1935 and world endurance records for inverted flight. These latter records were set by Tito Falconi at the US 1933 National Air Races, who flew inverted from Los Angeles to San Diego and after the race meet, made an inverted flight from Saint Louis to Chicago.
The Ca.113 was also produced in quantity by the subsidiary that Caproni established in Kazanluk, Bulgaria. Here, it was known as the Tchoutchouliga ("Trout") and was produced in a number of versions designated KB-2, KB-3, KB-4 and KB-5 in 1938 and 1939, some of which were armed. 107 of these aircraft were produced, most going to the Bulgarian Air Force, where they saw service until the country was overrun by the Soviet Union.
[edit] Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: Two, pilot and instructor
- Length: 7.30 m (23 ft 11 in)
- Wingspan: 10.50 m (34 ft 5 in)
- Height: 2.70 m (8 ft 11 in)
- Wing area: 27.0 m² (290 ft²)
- Empty weight: 850 kg (1,874 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Piaggio Stella VII C.35, 276 kW (370 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 250 km/h (155 mph)
- Range: 300 km (186 miles)
- Service ceiling: 7,300 m (23,950 ft)
- Rate of climb: 8.8 m/s (1,730 ft/min)
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 234.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing, File 891 Sheet 10.
[edit] See also
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