Caproni Ca.97

Ca.97
The single-engine version of the Caproni Ca.97.
Role	Civil utility aircraft
Manufacturer	Caproni
First flight	1927
Number built	13

The trimotor version of the Ca.97.

The Caproni Ca.97 was a civil utility aircraft produced in Italy in the late 1920s and early 1930s. As originally designed, it was a high-wing braced trimotor monoplane of conventional configuration with one engine mounted in the nose and the other two carried in strut-mounted nacelles at the fuselage sides. Examples were also produced with only the nose engine or only the two nacelle-mounted engines.

Variants

• Ca.97 : Civil utility transport aircraft.
• Ca.97 Idro : Twin-float seaplane version.

Operators

 Hungary

• Hungarian Air Force

Specifications, single-engine version

General characteristics

• Crew: 1-2 pilots
• Capacity: 6 passengers
• Length: 10.70 m (35 ft 2 in)
• Wingspan: 15.95 m (52 ft 4 in)
• Height: 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 40.0 m² (431 ft²)
• Empty weight: 1,500 kg (3,307 lb)
• Gross weight: 2,495 kg (5,500 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Bristol Jupiter, 373 kW (500 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 225 km/h (140 mph)
• Range: 1,000 km (621 miles)
• Service ceiling: 7,400 m (24,280 ft)

See also

References

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• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 233. 
• World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 891 Sheet 09. 

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