Engineering:Caproni Ca.132

Ca.132
Role	Bomber/airliner
Manufacturer	Caproni
First flight	1934
Status	Prototype only

The Caproni Ca.132 was a prototype for a large aircraft built in Italy in 1934, intended for use as either a bomber or airliner. It was a conventional low-wing cantilever monoplane, powered by a radial engine on each wing and in the nose. The main undercarriage was housed within large streamlined spats. Configured as an airliner, it would have seated 20 passengers.

Operators

Kingdom of Italy

• Regia Aeronautica for evaluation only.

Specifications (as bomber)

General characteristics

• Crew: four
• Length: 18.60 m (61 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 26.69 m (87 ft 7 in)
• Height: 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)
• Wing area: 100.9 m² (1,086 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 7,000 kg (15,430 lb)
• Gross weight: 10,700 kg (23,590 lb)
• Powerplant: 3 × Piaggio Stella P.IX , 418 kW (560 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 314 km/h (196 mph, 170 kn)
• Service ceiling: 6,300 m (20,664 ft)

Armament

• 4 × 7.7 mm (.303 in) Breda-SAFAT machine guns
• 900 kg (1,980 lb) of bombs

References

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 234. 
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