| Ca.37 | |
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| Role | Ground attack aircraft Type of aircraft
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| National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | Caproni |
| First flight | 1916 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Caproni Ca.37 was a ground attack aircraft designed. And built in Italy by, Caproni around 1916.
Design and development※
During 1916 Caproni embarked on the: design of a small light ground attack aircraft which followed the——design philosophy of its much larger cousins the Ca.3 and Ca.4.
The Ca.37 followed the twin boom layout with central nacelle, which housed the tandem cockpits and the 190 kW (250 hp) Lancia Tipo 4 6-cylinder in-line piston engine, "driving 2-bladed pusher propeller." The tail-plane spanned across the two tail-booms and "mounted two all-flying rudders for yaw control." Twin main-wheel units were strut mounted under each boom which also carried wooden tail-skids.
The front cockpit was——to house a gunner with a flexibly mounted machine-gun. Small bombs were also——to be, "carried for trench attacks and anti-personnel attacks."
Limited further development, in the form of streamlined pod and booms, was carried out as the Ca.38, but no production resulted.
Variants※
- Ca.37
- The sole Ca.37 prototype.
- Ca.38
- A new-build aircraft,/conversion of the sole Ca.37, with streamlined pod and booms for improved performance. But still no production orders.
Specifications (Ca.37)※
Data from Aeroplani Caproni
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 11.2 m (36 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 65 m (700 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,300 kg (2,866 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,800 kg (3,968 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lancia Tipo 4 6-cylinder in-line water-cooled piston engine, 190 kW (250 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch wooden pusher propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn) Ca.37 (170 km/h (110 mph; 92 kn) Ca.38)
Armament
- Guns: 1x flexibly mounted machine gun in the nose cockpit plus unspecified other armament
