Caproni Ca.18

what is it?

The Caproni Ca.18 was a military reconnaissance aircraft built in Italy shortly prior to World War I. It became the first Italian-designed and -built aircraft to see service with the Italian armed forces. The Ca.18 was a monoplane of conventional configuration and fixed tailskid undercarriage. The wings were mounted to the fuselage with a bayonet fitting, to facilitate the rapid erection and dismantling of the aircraft.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 10.9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 120 km/htop speed
• size 600 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 113 years ago, in 1913.
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.9 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight

1913

introduced

1915

number built

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role

reconnaissance aircraft

makers

Caproni

engines

1× Gnome rotary

crew

2

length

7.7 m

wingspan

10.9 m

height

2.9 m

max take-off weight

600 kg

top speed

120 km/h

range

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