Caproni Ca.3 Heavy Bomber (1917)
The Ca.36 was the definitive Italian bomber design by the end of World War 1.
At its core, the Ca.36 was a three-engine biplane bomber of wood and fabric construction. The 1914 Ca.31 appeared with 3 x Gnome rotary type engines with the improved Ca.32 following a year later. The Ca.32 sported three FIAT brand engines of 100 horsepower and were of the water-cooled in-line variety. These particular models were pressed into action almost immediately against Austrian targets. As the was progressed, Gianni Caproni produced an improved C-bomber in the form of the Ca.33 which featured Isotta-Fraschini powerplants. The Ca.34 and Ca.35 were proposed but never produced variants that tried to seat the pilots in tandem in a central nacelle position.
The culmination of the C-series came about with the arrival of the Ca.36 which featured a sectioned wing assembly that could be taken apart into five pieces for easier storage. Armament of this type consisted of 2 x FIAT-Revelli machine guns of 6.5mm or 7.7mm caliber. As a heavy bomber, the Ca.36 could carry an impressive payload of up to 1,764 pounds of ordnance. The Ca.36S represented an air ambulance conversion model while the Ca.36M (or "mod") was a model designed to simplify wartime production.
Operators - as well as producers - of the bomber included Italy, the United Kingdom, France and the United States of America. Other proposed or slightly developed variants of the C-series included the Ca.37 prototype of a two-seat dedicated ground attack bomber, a seaplane derivative in the Ca.39 and the Ca.56a - which were remanufactured wartime Ca.3 bombers for use as civilian passenger transports. Text ©2003-2013 www.MilitaryFactory.com • All Rights Reserved • No Reproduction Permitted
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Specifications for the
Caproni Ca.3
Heavy Bomber
Country of Origin: Italy
Manufacturer: Caproni - Italy
Initial Year of Service: 1917
Production: 275
Focus Model: Caproni Ca.3 (Ca.36)
Crew: 4
Length: 36.25ft (11.05m)
Width: 74.61ft (22.74m)
Height: 12.14ft (3.70m)
Weight (Empty): 5,071lbs (2,300kg)
Weight (MTOW): 8,378lbs (3,800kg)
Powerplant: 3 x Isotta-Fraschini V.4B engine delivering 150 horsepower each.
Maximum Speed: 85mph (137kmh; 74kts)
Maximum Range: 372miles (599km)
Service Ceiling: 15,892ft (4,844m; 3.0miles)
Rate-of-Climb: 413 feet per minute (126m/min)
Hardpoints: 8
Armament Suite:
2 x 6.5mm OR 7.7mm FIAT-Revelli machine guns
Up to 1,764lbs of bombs
Variants:
Ca.34 - Proposed Production Model; pilots in tandem seating.
Ca.35 - Proposed Production Model; pilots in tandem seating.
Ca.36 - Removable wing portions for improved storage of system.
Ca.36M - Post-War Model; refined production techniques.
Ca.36 mod - Post-War Model; refined production techniques.
Ca.36S - Air Ambulance Model
Ca.37 - Single Prototype Ground Attack Model; seating for two personnel.
Ca.39 - Proposed Seaplane Variant
Ca.56a - Civilian Passenger Transport Airliner Conversion Models.
Operators: Italy, France, United Kingdom and the United States of America.
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