The Caproni Ca.11 was a single-engine monoplane designed and built by Caproni in the early 1910s: a high-wing machine with a wooden structure and canvas covering, wing warping for roll control, and a fixed undercarriage of two front wheels with anti-nose-over pads and a small tail skid. It differed from its immediate predecessors mainly in its engine, a French seven-cylinder Gnome of 50 hp. A single-seater designed for training and experimental military uses, it set several records in February 1912: on 12 February pilot Enrico Cobioni covered 100 km on a 5 km circuit in 66 minutes 30 seconds, an Italian record, and on 14 February he climbed to 1,150 m in 15 minutes and flew a short straight course at about 106 km/h.
Facts
Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) EngineGnome Omega 7-cylinder rotary 1 Connections
Exemplifies
Source Caproni Ca.11 (Wikipedia)
Of Make
Source Caproni Ca.11 (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Caproni Ca.11 (Wikipedia)
Specifications
1 × Gnome Omega 7-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine
Specifications, top speed
Maximum speed: 106 km/h (66 mph, 57 kn)
Specifications, mass
Empty weight: 240 kg (529 lb)
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was a single-engine monoplane designed and built by Caproni in the early 1910s
Operational use
thus establishing a new Italian record for the 100 km circuit
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