Caproni Ca.1 - experimental biplane . The first aircraft designed and created by aircraft designer Giovanni Caproni .
| Caproni Ca.1 | |
|---|---|
 During the test, 1910 | |
| Type of | biplane |
| Developer | Giovanni Caproni |
| Chief Designer | |
| First flight | May 27, 1910 |
| Status | Located in the Museum of Aviation |
| Units produced | one |
History
Broken plane
In 1908, a young Giovanni Caproni (twenty-two years) began to engage in airplanes and designed a biplane . Already in December 1909, with the help of friends, he began to assemble his first aircraft. By May 1910, the device was ready for testing. Tests were held on the field is not quite suitable for this. During the landing, the pilot's inexperience made itself felt - the plane crashed, the pilot survived. Despite the crash, the test was considered successful and Giovanni Caproni continued his work. Ca.1 was restored and placed in a museum, where it remains today.
Aircraft Performance
Data source: [1]
- Specifications
- Crew : 1 person.
- Passenger capacity: 1 person.
- Length : 9.86 m
- Wing Span: 10.50 m
- Height : 3.36 m
- Wing area: 38.00 m²
- Maximum take-off weight : 380 kg
- Powerplant : 1 × PD Miller
- Engine power: 1 × 25 l. with. (1 × 30 kW)
- Flight performance
- Maximum speed: 80 km / h