Caproni Ca.72 | |
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Role | Night bomber aircraft |
National origin | Italy |
Manufacturer | Caproni |
First flight | 1924 |
Number built | 1 |
Developed from | Caproni Ca.66 |
The Caproni Ca.72 was an Italian night bomber designed to reequip the post- World War I Italian Air Force.
The Ca.72 was, overall, similar to the Caproni Ca.66 and Caproni Ca.67 in overall design . However, the Ca.72 differed from the Ca.67 in the addition of an SPA 6A engine, mounted as a pusher on the upper mainplane centre-line. Despite these changes, flight tests offered only a 5 km/h (3.1 mph; 2.7 kn) increase in speed over the Ca.66. The Regia Aeronautica did not order the aircraft into production and the Ca.72 was abandoned in favor of the Caproni Ca.73. [1]
Data from , [2] Aeroplani Caproni dal 1908 al 1935 [1]
General characteristics
Performance
Armament
Caproni Ca.72 | |
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Role | Night bomber aircraft |
National origin | Italy |
Manufacturer | Caproni |
First flight | 1924 |
Number built | 1 |
Developed from | Caproni Ca.66 |
The Caproni Ca.72 was an Italian night bomber designed to reequip the post- World War I Italian Air Force.
The Ca.72 was, overall, similar to the Caproni Ca.66 and Caproni Ca.67 in overall design . However, the Ca.72 differed from the Ca.67 in the addition of an SPA 6A engine, mounted as a pusher on the upper mainplane centre-line. Despite these changes, flight tests offered only a 5 km/h (3.1 mph; 2.7 kn) increase in speed over the Ca.66. The Regia Aeronautica did not order the aircraft into production and the Ca.72 was abandoned in favor of the Caproni Ca.73. [1]
Data from , [2] Aeroplani Caproni dal 1908 al 1935 [1]
General characteristics
Performance
Armament