Caproni Ca.225

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Caproni Ca.225
Role Attack bomber
Manufacturer Caproni
First flight November 1935
Primary user Regia Aeronautica

The Caproni Ca.225 was a twin-engine attack bomber design proposed by Caproni in the mid-1930s.

Specifications

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Data from Italian Civil and Military Aircraft 1930–1945[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 13.2502 m (43 ft 5.66 in)
  • Wingspan: 14.7996 m (48 ft 6.66 in)
  • Height: 4 m (13 ft 1 in)
  • Wing area: 65 m2 (700 sq ft)
  • Gross weight: 5,697 kg (12,560 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Isotta Fraschini Zeta R.C.42 X-24 air-cooled piston engines, 930 kW (1,250 hp) each
  • Powerplant: 2 × metal propellers

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 636 km/h (395 mph, 343 kn)

Armament

  • Guns: 4 x 20 mm (0.787 in) cannon; 2 × 12.7 mm (0.500 in) machine guns

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Thompson, Jonathon W. (1963). Italian Civil and Military Aircraft 1930–1945. USA: Aero Publishers Inc. p. 94. ISBN 0-8168-6500-0.