Caproni Ca.90

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The Caproni Ca.90 was a prototype Italian heavy bomber designed and built by Caproni. When it first flew in 1929 it was the largest aircraft in the world.^[1]

Design and development

A six-engined inverted sesquiplane the Caproni Ca.90 was designed as a heavy bomber and first flew in 1929.^[1] It had two tandem pairs of 1,000 hp (746 kW) Isotta-Fraschini Asso 1000 W-18 inline piston engines mounted above the lower wing, each pair drove a four-bladed pusher and a two-bladed tractor propeller.^[1] Another pair of engines was mounted above the fuselage.^[1] Only one Ca.90 was built.^[1]

Although the Dornier Do X flying boat that flew later in 1929 had a larger wingspan and weight it remained the largest landplane until the arrival of the Tupolev ANT-20 in 1934.^[1]

Specifications

Data from ^[1]Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

Length: 26.95 m (88 ft 5 in)
Upper wingspan: 34.90 m (114 ft 6 in)
Lower wingspan: 46.60 m (152 ft 11 in)
Height: 10.80 m (35 ft 5 in)
Wing area: 496.60 m² (5,345.4 sq ft)
Empty weight: 15,000 kg (33,069 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 30,000 kg (66,139 lb)
Powerplant: 6 × Isotta-Fraschini Asso 1000 W-18 water-cooled inline piston engines, 750 kW (1,000 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 205 km/h (127 mph; 111 kn)
Range: 1,290 km (802 mi; 697 nmi)
Endurance: 7 hours
Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,764 ft)

Armament

Guns: defensive machine-guns
Bombs: 8000kg

References

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Orbis 1985, p. 1054.

Bibliography

Angelucci, Enzo. The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980. San Diego, California: The Military Press, 1983. ISBN 0-517-41021-4.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). London: Orbis Publishing, 1985.

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Establishments Taliedo	Ca.1 (1910) Ca.1 (1914) Ca.2 Ca.3 Ca.4 Ca.5 Ca.6 Ca.7 Ca.8 Ca.9 Ca.10 Ca.11 Ca.12 Ca.13 Ca.14 Ca.15 Ca.16 Ca.18 Ca.19 Ca.20 Ca.24 Ca.25 Ca.30 Ca.31 Ca.32 Ca.33 Ca.34 Ca.35 Ca.36 Ca.37 Ca.39 Ca.40 Ca.41 Ca.42 Ca.43 Ca.44 Ca.45 Ca.46 Ca.47 Ca.48 Ca.49 Ca.50 Ca.51 Ca.52 Ca.53 Ca.56 Ca.57 Ca.58 Ca.59 Ca.60 Ca.61 Ca.64 Ca.66 Ca.67 Ca.70 Ca.71 Ca.73 Ca.74 Ca.79 Ca.80 Ca.82 Ca.87 Ca.88 Ca.89 Ca.90 Ca.95 Ca.97 Ca.100 Ca.101 Ca.102 Ca.103 Ca.105 Ca.111 Ca.113 Ca.114 Ca.120 Ca.122 Ca.123 Ca.124 Ca.125 Ca.127 Ca.132 Ca.133 Ca.134 Ca.135 Ca.142 Ca.148 Ca.150 Ca.161 Ca.162 Ca.163 Ca.164 Ca.165 Ca.183bis Ca.193

Cantieri Aeronautici Bergamaschi (CAB)	PL.3 PS.1 A.P.1 Ca.135 Ca.301 Ca.305 Ca.306 Ca.307 Ca.308 Ca.308 Borea Ca.309 Ca.310 Ca.311 Ca.312 Ca.313 Ca.314 Ca.316 Ca.331 Ca.335 Ca.355 Ca.380

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