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Caproni Ca.3


Heavy Biplane Bomber Aircraft [ 1917 ]



The Ca.36 was the definitive Italian bomber design by the end of World War 1.



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The Caproni Ca.36 represented the definitive model in the C-bomber series debuted in 1914 as the C.31. The Ca.36 was a tremendous asset to allied operations against Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire and were put into action as quickly as Italy declared war. Surprisingly, the system survived in limited numbers long enough to be used for a time by Mussolini in the opening salvos of Italian involvement in World War 2.

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.©MilitaryFactory.com
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Specifications



Caproni - Italy
Manufacturer(s)
Kingdom of Italy; France; United Kingdom; United States
Operators National flag of France National flag of Italy National flag of the Kingdom of Italy National flag of the United Kingdom National flag of the United States
1917
Service Year
Kingdom of Italy
National Origin
4
Crew
275
Units


GROUND ATTACK
Ability to conduct aerial bombing of ground targets by way of (but not limited to) guns, bombs, missiles, rockets, and the like.


36.3 ft
(11.05 meters)
Length
74.6 ft
(22.74 meters)
Width/Span
12.1 ft
(3.70 meters)
Height
5,071 lb
(2,300 kilograms)
Empty Weight
8,378 lb
(3,800 kilograms)
Maximum Take-Off Weight
+3,307 lb
(+1,500 kg)
Weight Difference


3 x Isotta-Fraschini V.4B engine delivering 150 horsepower each.
Propulsion
85 mph
(137 kph | 74 knots)
Max Speed
15,892 ft
(4,844 m | 3 miles)
Ceiling
372 miles
(599 km | 323 nm)
Range
413 ft/min
(126 m/min)
Rate-of-Climb


MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
♦
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030


STANDARD:
2 x 6.5mm OR 7.7mm FIAT-Revelli machine guns

OPTIONAL:
Up to 1,764lb of bombs


8
Hardpoints


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.


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