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Caproni Ca.66

The Caproni Ca.66 was an Italian night bomber designed to re-equip the post-World War I Italian Air Force.

Only two examples of the four-engine biplane were built.

The Ca.66 carried ten 100 kg (220 lb) bombs on a rack controlled by the co-pilot.

The front gunner had a 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine gun on a flexible mount, as did the dorsal gunner who also had a rearward, downward firing gun.

Specifications

Crew

Four

Length

12.50 m (41 ft 0 in) length of rectangular fuselage only, excluding ovoid nose and the rudder

Upper wingspan

17 m (55 ft 9 in) slight underestimate

Lower wingspan

25 m (82 ft 0 in) including ailerons

Height

5.60 m (18 ft 4 in)

Wing area

143 m2 (1,540 sq ft) excluding ailerons

Empty weight

3,520 kg (7,760 lb)

Gross weight

5,500 kg (12,125 lb)

Powerplant

4 × SPA 6A 6-cylinder water-cooled inline, 150 kW (200 hp) each

Propellers

2-bladed

Performance

Maximum speed

180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn) at ground level

Stall speed

87 km/h (54 mph, 47 kn)

Endurance

4 hr with 1,000 kg (2,200 lb)

Service ceiling

4,500 m (14,800 ft) service

Time to altitude

9 min 42 s to 2,000 m (6,600 ft)

Armament

Guns

3 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine guns,

1 in nose on flexible mount and 1 similar in dorsal position together with a rear firing gun.

Bombs

10×100 kg (220 lb).

 

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