Caproni Ca.3

what is it?

The Caproni Ca.3 is an Italian heavy bomber of World War I and the postwar era. It was the most produced version of the series of aircraft that began with the 1914 Caproni Ca.1 and continued until the more powerful 1917 Caproni Ca.5 variant.

🔎How to recognise it: 3 piston engines with propellers · biplane · 22.7 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 137 km/htop speed
• range 600 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 4passengers
• size 3,800 kgmax take-off weight
• built 534made in total

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 110 years ago, in 1916.
• 🚗Wingspan of 22.7 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1916

introduced

1917

number built

534

role

heavy bomber

origin

🇮🇹 Italy

makers

Robert Esnault-Pelterie, Caproni

engines

3× Isotta-Fraschini V.4B / V.4B

passengers

4

length

11.1 m

wingspan

22.7 m

height

3.7 m

max take-off weight

3,800 kg

top speed

137 km/h

range

600 km

ceiling

4,800 m

wings

biplane

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