The Caproni Vizzola F.5 was an Italian fighter aircraft built by Caproni.
It was a single-seat, low-wing cantilever monoplane with retractable landing gear.
Variants
F.5
Prototype and preproduction aircraft, powered by a Fiat A.74 R.C. 38 radial engine, 13 built, plus a 14th airframe which was completed as the Caproni Vizzola F.4.
F.5bis
One re-engined F.5, powered with an 1175 h.p. Alfa Romeo R.A.I000 R.C.44-la Monsonie (Monsoon) (license-built DB 601A-l) engine.
Specifications
Length
7.90 m (25 ft 11 in)
Wingspan
11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
Height
3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Wing area
17.6 m2 (189 sq ft)
Empty weight
1,850 kg (4,079 lb)
Gross weight
2,238 kg (4,934 lb)
Powerplant
1 × Fiat A.74 R.C.38 14-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engine, 649 kW (870 hp) at take-off
Performance
Maximum speed
510 km/h (320 mph, 280 kn)
Range
770 km (480 mi, 420 nmi) at 455 km/h (283 mph)
Service ceiling
9,500 m (31,200 ft)
Time to altitude
6,500m (21,325ft) in 6min 30s
Armament
Guns
2 × 12.7 mm (0.5 in) forward-firing Breda-SAFAT machine guns.
