Caproni Vizzola F.6

The Caproni Vizzola F.6 was a World War II-era Italian fighter aircraft built by Caproni.

It was a single-seat, low-wing cantilever monoplane with retractable landing gear.

Only two prototypes were built, one designated F.6M and the other designated F.6Z.

Variants

F.6M

First prototype, powered by a German-built Daimler-Benz DB 605A engine

F.6Z

Second prototype, powered by an Isotta-Fraschini Zeta R.C.25/60 engine

F.7

An extensively revised F.6 powered by a 1,175 h.p. Alfa Romeo R.A.1000 R.C.44-la Monsone, (license-built DB 601A-l) engine.

Development abandoned with the September 1943 armistice.

Specifications

Crew

One

Length

9.15 m (30 ft 0.25 in) (F.6Z 9.01 m (30 ft))

Wingspan

11.35 m (37 ft 3 in) (F.6Z 11.82 m (39 ft))

Height

3.02 m (9 ft 11 in)

Wing area

18.81 m2 (202.5 sq ft)

Aspect ratio

6.85

Empty weight

2,265 kg (4,993 lb) (F.6Z 3,348 kg (7,381 lb))

Gross weight

2,885 kg (6,360 lb) (F.6Z 4,092 kg (9,021 lb))

Powerplant

1 × Daimler-Benz DB 605A V-12 inverted liquid-cooled piston engine, 1,099 kW (1,474 hp)

Propellers

3-bladed

Performance

Maximum speed

569 km/h (354 mph, 307 kn) at 5,000 m (16,000 ft) (F.6Z 630 km/h (391 mph))

Range

950 km (590 mi, 513 nmi) at 477 km/h (296 mph)

(F.6Z 1,370 km (850 mi))

Wing loading

155.4 kg/m2 (31.4 lb/sq ft)

Power/mass

2.63 kg/kW

Armament

Guns

3 (F.6Z) or 4 (F.6M) × 12.7 mm (0.5 in) forward-firing Breda-SAFAT machine guns.