what is it?
The Caproni Ca.5 was an Italian heavy bomber of World War I and the postwar era. It was the final version of the series of aircraft that began with the Caproni Ca.1 in 1914.
How to recognise it: 3 piston engines with propellers · 23.4 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 110 years ago, in 1916.
- Wingspan of 23.4 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
- status
- retired
- number built
- 662
- role
- heavy bomber
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- makers
- Caproni
- engines
- 3× Fiat A.12
- length
- 12.6 m
- wingspan
- 23.4 m
- max take-off weight
- 4,600 kg
- top speed
- 160 km/h
- range
- —
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q471131, Wikipedia: Caproni Ca.5 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.