Caproni Ca.124

CA.124
Role	Reconnaissance and bomber seaplane Type of aircraft
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Societa Italiana Caproni
First flight	c.1937
Number built	1?

The Caproni Ca.124 was a 1930s single-engine Italian reconnaissance and bomber seaplane.

Design

The Caproni Ca.124 was a cantilever mid-wing monoplane of mixed construction. The fuselage was corrugated-skinned and the empennage cantilever and conventional, with the tailplane set at mid-fuselage. The pilot's cockpit was forward of the leading edge. It was a floatplane, mounted on metal floats each attached to the wings by pairs of N-form laterally orientated struts.^[1]

The Ca.124 was powered by a 900 hp (670 kW) Isotta Fraschini Asso XI.RC15, a water-cooled upright V-12 engine, supercharged to maintain power to 1,500 m (4,920 ft). Bombs were contained within the fuselage, below the wing.^[1]

Specifications

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938 ^[1]

General characteristics

• Length: 13.8 m (45 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 18.9 m (62 ft 0 in)
• Height: 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
• Powerplant: 1 × Isotta Fraschini Asso XI.RC15 V-12 upright water-cooled piston engine, supercharged
• Propellers: 3-bladed

Performance

• Maximum speed: 325 km/h (202 mph, 175 kn)
• Stall speed: 110 km/h (68 mph, 59 kn)

References

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