Caproni Ca.114

The Caproni Ca.114 was a fighter biplane produced in Italy in the early 1930s which was flown operationally in Peru in the 1930s and 1940s.

After official trials, the Regia Aeronautica rejected the Ca.114 in favour of the Fiat CR.32.

Caproni found a buyer in the Peruvian Aviation Corps, which ordered 12 examples in April 1934.

Specifications

Crew

One

Length

7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)

Wingspan

10.50 m (34 ft 5 in)

Height

2.54 m (8 ft 4 in)

Wing area

25.7 m2 (276 sq ft)

Empty weight

1,310 kg (2,888 lb)

Gross weight

1,660 kg (3,660 lb)

Powerplant

1 × Alfa Romeo license built Bristol Mercury IV ,

395 kW (530 hp) at 4,000 m (13,000 ft)

Performance

Maximum speed

355 km/h (221 mph, 192 kn)

Range

600 km (373 mi, 324 nmi)

Service ceiling

9,500 m (31,170 ft)

Rate of climb

12.5 m/s (2,460 ft/min)

Armament

2 × fixed forward-firing 7.7 mm (.303 in) Breda-SAFAT machine guns modified to fire 7.65 mm ammunition on Peruvian machines.