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The Caproni Ca.90 was a prototype Italian heavy bomber designed and built by Caproni. When it first flew in 1929 it was the largest land-based aircraft in the world.[1]

Caproni Ca 90
Role	Heavy bomber Type of aircraft
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Caproni
First flight	1929
Number built	1

Design and development

A six-engined inverted sesquiplane, the Caproni Ca.90 was designed as a heavy bomber and first flew in 1929.[1] It had two tandem pairs of 1,000 hp (746 kW) Isotta Fraschini Asso 1000 W-18 piston engines mounted above the lower wing, each pair driving a four-bladed pusher and a two-bladed tractor propeller.[1] Another pair of engines was mounted above the fuselage.[1] Only one Ca.90 was built.[1]

Although the Dornier Do X flying boat that flew later in 1929 had a larger wingspan and weight, the Caproni Ca.90 remained the largest landplane until the arrival of the Tupolev ANT-20 in 1934.[1]

Specifications

Data from [1]Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

• 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 takeoff weight: 30,000 kg (66,139 lb)
• Powerplant: 6 × Isotta Fraschini Asso 1000 water-cooled W-18 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)

Appearances in Media

The Ca.90 appeared in animated form, within the Studio Ghibli film, Kaze Tachinu. It makes its appearance in a dream sequence where Jiro Horikoshi has a meaningful meeting and conversation with his inspiration, Count Caproni.

See also

• Beardmore Inflexible

References

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External links

На других языках

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[de] Caproni Ca.90

Die Caproni Ca.90 war ein italienischer schwerer Bomber.

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- [en] Caproni Ca.90

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[fr] Caproni Ca.90

Le Caproni Ca.90 était un prototype de bombardier lourd italien conçu et construit par Caproni. Quand il effectua son premier vol en 1929, il était le plus grand avion du monde et fut presque certainement le plus grand biplan jamais construit.

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[it] Caproni Ca.90

Il Caproni Ca.90 era un bombardiere pesante biplano esamotore realizzato dall'azienda italiana Aeronautica Caproni alla fine degli anni venti; pur aggiudicandosi alcuni primati mondiali relativi al trasporto di carichi in quota, fu costruito in un solo esemplare e rimase allo stadio di prototipo.

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