Caproni Ca.10

Caproni Ca.10
Role Experimental aircraft
Manufacturer Caproni
Designer Giovanni Battista Caproni
First flight 1911
Status Retired
Number built 1

The Caproni Ca.10 was a single-engine monoplane designed and built by Caproni in the early 1910s.

Design

The Caproni Ca.10 was a single-engine monoplane of conventional configuration with tailskid undercarriage and cruciform tail unit, similar to the Caproni Ca.9 from which it was derived, differentiated by having a two-seats instead of one. The second seat for the passenger was placed below the cabane pyramid, forward of the pilot's seat.[1]

Specifications

Data from Gli aeroplani Caproni – Studi – Progetti – Realizzazioni 1908-1935,[1] Aeroplani Caproni – Gianni Caproni ideatore e costruttore di ali italiane[2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.88 m (29 ft 2 in)
  • Height: 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in)
  • Wing area: 16 m2 (170 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 220 kg (485 lb)
  • Gross weight: 385 kg (849 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Anzani 3-cyl air-cooled radial piston engine , 26 kW (35 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed wooden fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 90 km/h (56 mph, 49 kn)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Gli aeroplani Caproni – Studi – Progetti – Realizzazioni 1908-1935 (in Italian). Edizione del Museo Caproni. 1937.
  2. ^ Abate, Rosario; Alegi, Gregory; Apostolo, Giorgio (1992). Aeroplani Caproni – Gianni Caproni ideatore e costruttore di ali italiane (in Italian) (Italian (also available in English) ed.). Museo Caproni. p. 241.