Caproni Ca.25
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| Caproni Ca.25 | |
|---|---|
| Role | multipurpose aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Caproni |
| Designer | Giovanni Battista Caproni |
| First flight | 1914 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Caproni Ca.25 was a single-engine monoplane made by the Italian company Aeronautica Caproni in 1914.
Design
[edit]The Ca.25 was similar to the Caproni Ca.22 in being of high-wing parasol design, but differed in the installation of the autoresistance system.[1]
Despite the very modest flight characteristics of a single copy of the aircraft was purchased by the military and was used for test flights.
Specifications
[edit]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: 1
- Length: 8.67 m (28 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 8.88 m (29 ft 2 in)
- Height: 3.29 m (10 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 19.5 m2 (210 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 300 kg (661 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Anzani 6-cyl air-cooled radial piston engine , 30 kW (40 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed wooden fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
- Endurance: 5 hours
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gli aeroplani Caproni – Studi – Progetti – Realizzazioni 1908–1935 (in Italian). Edizione del Museo Caproni. 1937.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- "Caproni Ca.25". www.airwar.ru.
