Italian fighter-bomber project
The Caproni Ca.350 was an Italian single-engined project for a two-seat fighter-bomber/reconnaissance aircraft of the 1930s. Designed by Cesare Pallavicino to meet a requirement of the Regia Aeronautica , it was an innovative and fast design, to have been powered by an Isotta Fraschini Zeta R.C.42, but no aircraft were built.
Specifications
Data from [ 1]
General characteristics
Crew: two
Length: 10.62 m (34 ft 10 in)
Wingspan: 13.28 m (43 ft 7 in)
Height: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 23.8 m2 (256 sq ft)
Empty weight: 2,250 kg (4,960 lb)
Gross weight: 3,240 kg (7,143 lb) (reconnaissance mission)
Max takeoff weight: 4,399 kg (9,698 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Isotta Fraschini Zeta R.C.42 air-cooled X-24 piston engine, 930 kW (1,250 hp) (take-off power)
Propellers: 3-bladed bladed constant speed
Performance
Maximum speed: 647 km/h (402 mph, 349 kn) at 4,200 m (13,800 ft)
Range: 1,448 km (900 mi, 782 nmi) at 4,000 m (13,000 ft) (reconnaissance mission)
Endurance: 4 hr 30 min
Service ceiling: 9,501 m (31,171 ft)
Armament
Guns: *1x 20 mm (0.787 in) cannon firing through propeller hub
2x 7.62 mm (0.300 in) machine-guns in the wings
1x 7.62 mm (0.300 in) machine gun in rear cockpit
Bombs: 200 kg (440 lb) bombs under wings and fuselage
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
Further reading
Green, William (1967). War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Seven Bombers and Reconnaissance Aircraft . London: Macdonald.
External links
EstablishmentsTaliedo
Company WW1 HP designations Numerical designation sequence2, 3 Names WW1 Military designations
Cantieri Aeronautici Bergamaschi (CAB) Caproni Reggiane Caproni-Predappio Caproni Peruana Caproni Vizzola Caproni Trento Other groups 1 No details on project, or designation skipped 2 Sequence retroactively applied to pre-1918 designs 3 200 series reserved for multi-engine types