Caproni Ca.90
A six-engined inverted sesquiplane, the Caproni Ca.90 was designed as a heavy bomber and first flew in 1929. It had two tandem pairs of 1,000 hp (746 kW) Isotta Fraschini Asso 1000 W-18 inline piston engines mounted above the lower wing, each pair driving a four-bladed pusher and a two-bladed tractor propeller. Another pair of engines was mounted above the fuselage. Only one Ca.90 was built.
General characteristics
- Length: 26.95 m (88 ft 5 in)
- Upper wingspan: 34.90 m (114 ft 6 in)
- Lower wingspan: 46.60 m (152 ft 11 in)
- Height: 10.80 m (35 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 496.60 m2 (5,345.4 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 15,000 kg (33,069 lb)
- Max take-off weight: 30,000 kg (66,139 lb)
- Powerplant: 6 × Isotta Fraschini Asso 1000 W-18 water-cooled inline piston engines, 750 kW (1,000 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 205 km/h (127 mph, 111 kn)
- Range: 1,290 km (800 mi, 700 nmi)
- Endurance: 7 hours
- Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,700 ft)
Armament
- Guns: 12 defensive machine-guns
- Bombs: 8,000 kg (18,000 lb)
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