Caproni Ca.101

what is it?

The Caproni Ca.101 was a three-engine Italian airliner which later saw military use as a transport and bomber. It was designed in 1927 and first flown in 1928.

🔎How to recognise it: 3 piston engines with propellers · 18.8 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 210 km/htop speed
• range 1,000 kmwithout refuelling
• size 3,950 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 98 years ago, in 1928.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 18.8 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,000 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1928

retired

1939

status

retired

number built

—

role

transport/bomber

makers

Caproni

engines

3× Alfa Romeo licence-built Armstrong Siddeley Lynx

length

13.5 m

wingspan

18.8 m

height

3.6 m

max take-off weight

3,950 kg

top speed

210 km/h

range

1,000 km

ceiling

5,000 m

wings

monoplane

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.