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Caproni Ca-3

2,751 TwoFlare  3.5 years ago

The Caproni Ca.3 was an Italian heavy bomber of World War I and the postwar era. It was the definitive version of the series of aircraft that began with the Caproni Ca.1 in 1914. It was a three-engined biplane of wooden construction, with a fabric-covered frame. The crew of four were placed in an open central nacelle (front gunner, two pilots and rear gunner-mechanic). The rear gunner manned upper machine guns, standing upon the central engine in a protective "cage" in front of a propeller. The fixed conventional undercarriage had double mainwheels under each engine and a tailskid under the extreme tail of each boom. A substantial double nosewheel prevented damaging and dangerous noseovers. Armament consisted of two to four Revelli 6.5 mm or 7.7 mm machine guns, one in a front ring mount and one, two or sometimes even three in an upper ring mount. Bombs were suspended under the hull.

This is by far the best and most complicated build I have ever done. With over 900 parts, it took me four days, and around 13 hours. Three of those hours were spent building the insane amount of wires in the wings and landing gear, which wasn't the best experience I've ever had...

Anyway, I hope you enjoy, I tried to tune it's performance to be like the actual plane, but it's still a bit too maneuverable, because I suck.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 94.3ft (28.8m)
  • Length 59.0ft (18.0m)
  • Height 17.4ft (5.3m)
  • Empty Weight 23,366lbs (10,598kg)
  • Loaded Weight 28,869lbs (13,095kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.116
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 20.783
  • Wing Loading 10.2lbs/ft2 (50.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 2,821.5ft2 (262.1m2)
  • Drag Points 42971

Parts

  • Number of Parts 908
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 2,640
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    2,751 TwoFlare

    Mary Halloween, happy Christmas, and I'll see you tomorrow for another episode of pouring jet fuel on humans!

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    3,611 Dathcha

    Having to do all those wires... that sounds painful

    +1 3.5 years ago