what is it?
The Caproni Ca.4 was an Italian heavy bomber of the World War I era.
How to recognise it: 3 piston engines with propellers 路 triplane 路 29.9 m wingspan
base stats
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 109 years ago, in 1917.
- Wingspan of 29.9 m: about 7 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
- 1917
- introduced
- 1918
- status
- retired
- number built
- 44
- role
- heavy bomber; later variants included airliners
- makers
- Caproni
- engines
- 3脳 Liberty L-12 / reciprocating engine
- length
- 13.1 m
- wingspan
- 29.9 m
- height
- 6.3 m
- max take-off weight
- 7,500 kg
- top speed
- 140 km/h
- range
- 700 km
- ceiling
- 3,000 m
- wings
- triplane
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1035022, Wikipedia: Caproni Ca.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.