Caproni Ca.18

The Caproni Ca.18 was a military reconnaissance aircraft built in Italy shortly prior to World War I.

It became the first Italian designed and built aircraft to see service with the Italian armed forces.

The Ca.18 was a monoplane of conventional configuration and fixed tailskid undercarriage.

The wings were mounted to the fuselage with a bayonet fitting, to facilitate the rapid erection and dismantling of the aircraft.

Variants

Ca-13, Ca.18, Ca.19, Ca.25.

Specifications

Crew

2

Length

7.67 m (25 ft 2 in)

Wingspan

10.92 m (35 ft 10 in)

Height

2.90 m (9 ft 6 in)

Wing area

22 m2 (237 sq ft)

Empty weight

400 kg (880 lb)

Gross weight

600 kg (1,320 lb)

Powerplant

1 × Gnome rotary , 60 kW (80 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed

120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)

Endurance

5 hours.