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Caproni Ca.45
The Caproni Ca.5 was an Italian heavy bomber of World War I and the postwar era. It was the final version of the series of aircraft that began with the Caproni Ca.1 (1914), Caproni Ca.1 in 1914. Development By late World War I, developments in aircraft technology made older bomber designs unable to penetrate targets defended by modern fighter aircraft, fighters. Caproni's response to this problem was to significantly uprate the power on the existing Caproni Ca.3, Ca.3 design, with some versions of the Ca.5 eventually carrying engines with nearly five times the total power that the first Ca.1 had. Apart from greater power, various refinements were made to the design, including modifications to the main nacelle and Landing gear, undercarriage, and completely new wings. The first prototype flew in late 1917 in aviation, 1917 and the type remained in production until 1921 in aviation, 1921. Some 659 of all versions were built by Caproni, and another three were licence-built in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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