| Caproni Trento F.5 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Lightweight two-seat jet trainer |
| National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | Aeroplane Caproni Trento |
| Designer | Stelio Frati |
| First flight | 20 May 1952 |
| Primary user | Italian Air Force |
| Number built | 1 |
The Caproni Trento F.5 was a small Italian two-seat trainer designed by Stelio Frati and built by Aeroplane Caproni Trento.[1] The F.5 was not ordered into production and only a prototype was built.[1]
By the 1950s the Caproni company had collapsed and could not survive the post-war economic problems, one of the few group members to continue working was Aeroplane Caproni Trento based at Gardola in Trento.[1] Originally involved with aircraft maintenance and support the company decided to design and build a small jet trainer in 1951.[1] The F.5 aircraft was designed by Stelio Frati based on his earlier glider work, it was a low-wing all-wood monoplane with a retractable tricycle landing gear.[1] The engine was a small Turbomeca Palas turbojet located in the fuselage, it had two inlet ducts, one either side of the fuselage and the jet efflux was below the rear fuselage.[1] It had an enclosed cabin with tandem seating for an instructor and pupil and was fitted with a jettisonable canopies.[1]
The F.5 made its maiden flight on 20 May 1952.[2] It was the first jet aircraft developed in post-war Italy, although evaluated by the Italian Air Force it gained little interest and was not ordered into production.[1][3]
The prototype, registered I-FACT, and only F.5 is on display at the Museo dell'Aeronautica Gianni Caproni in Trento.[3]
Data from [1]The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft
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