The Caproni Ca.335 Maestrale was an Italian single-engined two-seat fighter-bomber and reconnaissance aircraft of the 1930s, developed under an October 1937 marketing agreement with the Belgian maker SABCA, which wanted a replacement for the Belgian Air Force's obsolete Fairey Fox biplanes. Chief engineer Cesare Pallavicino based it on his A.P.1 attack aircraft: a low-winged cantilever monoplane of mixed construction with a steel-tube fuselage and wood and fabric wings, powered by one Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs V12 engine, with a hydraulically retracted tailwheel undercarriage. The prototype first flew at Ponte San Pietro on 16 February 1939, was reassembled in Brussels and flew again on 19 September 1939 as the SABCA S.47. A demonstration accident in March 1940 and the German invasion ended production plans, and the prototype was eventually scrapped.
Facts
Top Speed (km/h) Maximum Mass (kg) EngineHispano-Suiza 12Ycrs V12 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
Exemplifies
Source Caproni Ca.335 (Wikipedia)
Of Make
Source Caproni Ca.335 (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Caproni Ca.335 (Wikipedia)
Development and design
making its maiden flight there on 16 February 1939
Development and design, status
eventually being scrapped
Lead
two-seat fighter-bomber/reconnaissance aircraft
Development and design, engine
powered by a single Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs V12 engine
Specifications (S.47)
Maximum speed: 501 km/h (311 mph, 270 kn) at 4,200 m (13,780 ft)
Specifications (S.47), mass
Empty weight: 2,250 kg (4,960 lb)
Specifications (S.47), maximum mass
Max takeoff weight: 3,350 kg (7,385 lb)
Development and design, manufacturer
The Ca.335 prototype was built at Caproni's Ponte San Pietro factory
Lead, country of origin
was an Italian single-engined two-seat fighter-bomber
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