Caproni Ca.41

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Caproni Ca.41
Role Bomber
Manufacturer Caproni
Introduction 1918 [1]
Primary user Italy
Number built 12 [1]
Developed from Ca.40
Variants Ca.42, Ca.43
Wingspan 29.9 m (98 ft) [2]
Engine 3×200hp Isotta-Fraschini vees
Armament nose flexible MG
2×rear flexible MG[note 1]
1,400 kg (3,190 lb)[2] of bombs
Crew 5
Max Speed 140 km/h (87 mph)[3]
Climb 1,000 m (3,280 ft) in 19:40[2]
2,000 m (6,500 ft) in 51:25[2]
Ceiling 2,900 m (9,500 ft) [2] - 3,000 m (9,840 ft)[3]
Endurance 7:00 [3][2]

The Caproni Ca.40 was followed by a more successful version with 270hp engines and an oval central nacelle, the Caproni Ca.41. Twelve were built, and they served with both the Italian Army and Navy. [1]

For more information, see Wikipedia:Caproni Ca.4.

Game Data

Wings of Glory

Preliminary Stats
Maneuver Damage Dmg Points Max Alt. Climb
XD B/B+B 30 11 [note 2] 6 [note 2]

Miniatures and Models

1:144 Scale

References

Notes
  1. One on the rear of each engine nacelle.
  2. 2.0 2.1 By Ares Climb Rates and Maximum Altitude Table, version 1.2, Oct 2021. More realistic numbers might be 8 and 8.
Citations
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Munson, p.157.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Lamberton, pp.226-227.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Munson, p.81.
Bibliography
  • W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Reconnaissance & Bomber Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Ltd., 1962. ISBN 9780900435027
  • Kenneth Munson, Bombers: Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft, 1914-1919. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1968, Blandford Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0753721711