Caproni Ca.43

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Caproni Ca.43
Role Torpedo Seaplane
Manufacturer Caproni
Number built 1 [1]
Developed from Ca.42
Wingspan 29.9 m (98 ft 2 in)[2]
Engine 2 or 3×400hp Liberty
Armament 910 kg (2,000 lb)[3] or 2×torpedoes[4][3]
Max Speed 130 km/h (81 mph)[2]
Climb 1,000 m (3,280 ft) in 7:00[2]

The Caproni Ca.43 was a twin-engine Caproni Ca.4 seaplane variant intended to carry two torpedoes. The prototype, at least, was completed, and perhaps a handful more, but it never entered series production. [4]

Davilla states the single Ca.43 carried only one torpedo. The conversion was completed in 1920.[1]

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

References

Citations
  1. 1.0 1.1 Davilla Italian Vol.2, p.149.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nowarra, pp.206-207.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Lamberton, pp.226-227.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Munson, p.157.
Bibliography
  • James Davilla, MD, Italian Aviation in the First World War, Volume 2, Aircraft A-H. USA: Aeronaut Books, 2023. ISBN 978-1-953201-80-5
  • 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