Caproni Ca.37
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Role | Ground attack aircraft Type of aircraft |
National origin | Italy |
Manufacturer | Caproni |
First flight | 1916 |
Number built | 1 |
The Caproni Ca.37 was a ground attack aircraft designed and built in Italy by Caproni around 1916.
Design and development
During 1916 Caproni embarked on the design of a small light ground attack aircraft which followed the design philosophy of its much larger cousins the Ca.3 and Ca.4.[1]
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The Ca.37 followed the twin boom layout with central nacelle, which housed the tandem cockpits and the 190 kW (250 hp) Lancia Tipo 4 6-cylinder in-line piston engine, driving a 2-bladed pusher propeller. The tail-plane spanned across the two tail-booms and mounted two all-flying rudders for yaw control. Twin main-wheel units were strut mounted under each boom which also carried wooden tail-skids.[1]
The front cockpit was to house a gunner with a flexibly mounted machine-gun. Small bombs were also to be carried for trench attacks and anti-personnel attacks.[1]
Limited further development, in the form of streamlined pod and booms, was carried out as the Ca.38, but no production resulted.[1]
Variants
- Ca.37
- The sole Ca.37 prototype.
- Ca.38
- A new-build aircraft, or conversion of the sole Ca.37, with streamlined pod and booms for improved performance, but still no production orders.
Specifications (Ca.37)
Data from Aeroplani Caproni[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 11.2 m (36 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 65 m2 (700 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,300 kg (2,866 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,800 kg (3,968 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lancia Tipo 4 6-cylinder in-line water-cooled piston engine, 190 kW (250 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch wooden pusher propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn) Ca.37 (170 km/h (110 mph; 92 kn) Ca.38)
Armament
- Guns: 1x flexibly mounted machine gun in the nose cockpit plus unspecified other armament
References
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- ^ a b c d e Abate, Rosario; Alegi, Gregory; Apostolo, Giorgio (1992). Aeroplani Caproni (English translated ed.). Milano: Museo Caproni.
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Names | |
WW1 Military designations |
Bergamaschi (CAB)
- PL.3
- PS.1
- AP.1
- Ca.135
- Ca.301
- Ca.302
- Ca.303
- Ca.304
- Ca.305
- Ca.306
- Ca.307
- Ca.308
- Ca.308 Borea
- Ca.309
- Ca.310
- Ca.311
- Ca.312
- Ca.313
- Ca.314
- Ca.315
- Ca.316
- Ca.3171
- Ca.318
- Ca.3191
- Ca.320
- Ca.321-3241
- Ca.325
- Ca.326-3291
- Ca.330
- Ca.331
- Ca.332
- Ca.333
- Ca.3341
- Ca.335
- Ca.336-3391
- Ca.340
- Ca.341-3441
- Ca.345
- Ca.346-3491
- Ca.350
- Ca.3511
- Ca.352
- Ca.353-3541
- Ca.355
- Ca.356
- Ca.357
- Ca.358
- Ca.3591
- Ca.360
- Ca.361-3641
- Ca.365
- Ca.366-3691
- Ca.370
- Ca.371-3741
- Ca.375
- Ca.376-3791
- Ca.380
- Ca.381
- Ca.702