Caproni Ca.225
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1930s Italian aircraft
| Caproni Ca.225 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Attack bomber |
| Manufacturer | Caproni |
| Primary user | Regia Aeronautica |
| History | |
| First flight | November 1935 |
The Caproni Ca.225 was a twin-engine attack bomber design proposed by Caproni in the mid-1930s.
Data from Italian Civil and Military Aircraft 1930–1945[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 13.2502 m (43 ft 5.66 in)
- Wingspan: 14.7996 m (48 ft 6.66 in)
- Height: 4 m (13 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 65 m2 (700 sq ft)
- Gross weight: 5,697 kg (12,560 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Isotta Fraschini Zeta R.C.42 X-24 air-cooled piston engines, 930 kW (1,250 hp) each
- Powerplant: 2 × metal propellers
Performance
- Maximum speed: 636 km/h (395 mph, 343 kn)
Armament
- Guns: 4 x 20 mm (0.787 in) cannon; 2 × 12.7 mm (0.500 in) machine guns
See also
References
- ↑ Thompson, Jonathon W. (1963). Italian Civil and Military Aircraft 1930–1945. USA: Aero Publishers Inc. p. 94. ISBN 0-8168-6500-0.
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