Caproni Ca.90

The Caproni Ca.90 was a prototype Italian heavy bomber designed and built by Caproni.

A six-engine inverted sesquiplane.

It had two tandem pairs of 1,000 hp (746 kW) Isotta Fraschini Asso 1000 W-18 inline piston engines mounted above the lower wing, each pair driving a four-bladed pusher and a two-bladed tractor propeller.

Another pair of engines was mounted above the fuselage.

Only one Ca.90 was built.

Specifications

Length

26.95 m (88 ft 5 in)

Upper wingspan

34.90 m (114 ft 6 in)

Lower wingspan

46.60 m (152 ft 11 in)

Height

10.80 m (35 ft 5 in)

Wing area

496.60 m2 (5,345.4 sq ft)

Empty weight

15,000 kg (33,069 lb)

Max take-off weight

30,000 kg (66,139 lb)

Powerplant

6 × Isotta Fraschini Asso 1000 W-18 water-cooled inline piston engines,

750 kW (1,000 hp) each.

Performance

Maximum speed

205 km/h (127 mph, 111 kn)

Range

1,290 km (800 mi, 700 nmi)

Endurance

7 hours

Service ceiling

4,500 m (14,700 ft)

Armament

Guns

12 defensive machine guns

Bombs

8,000 kg (18,000 lb).