| Caproni Ca.193 | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Twin-engined 5/6 seat monoplane |
| National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | Caproni Taliedo |
| Designer | Eng. Amilcare Porro and Antonio Longo |
| Primary user | Italian Air Force |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| First flight | 13 May 1949 |
| Retired | 1960 |
TheCaproni Ca.193 was an Italian liaison and air-taxi aircraft that was offered to theItalian Air Force as an instrument flight trainer and to theNavy for liaison. Design work started in 1945 and only the prototype was built. It was the last aircraft theCaproni company designed and built inMilan.[1]
The aircraft is of all-metal construction, with cantilevermid-wings with detachable tips. Theleading edges are swept-back, and the stressed-skin wings haveflaps inboard of theailerons. Thefuselage is amonocoque structure, with a hinged nose to allow loading of a stretcher or other awkward loads. Seating can be arranged for one pilot and five passengers, or two pilots and three passengers. There is a door on both sides of the cabin, and there is a baggage compartment behind the rear seats. Thetailplane has twin fins at the ends of the dihedral stabiliser. Theelevators andrudders are fabric-covered.[2] Thetricycle landing gear is hydraulically retractable. The two engines are mounted towards the rear of the wing, driving 2-bladed fixed-pitch pusher propellers. Originally planned to useBlackburn Cirrus Major III engines, it was fitted withWalter Minor 6-III engines.[1]
The first flight of the prototype, registered I-POLO in reference to the designers, was flown by Tullio De Prato atLinate Airport, Milan, on 13 May 1949.[3] The aircraft was then briefly tested by the military in Rome, but was returned to the manufacturer and no orders were forthcoming. Several variants were then considered, including the use ofturboprop engines, aradar-equipped naval patrol version, and a 'colonial' model, but none was implemented.
The aircraft was purchased by the Air Force as MM56701 in March 1950, and in July 1952 it was sold for civilian use, ending up with the Trento Aero Club at Gardolo Airport, where it was withdrawn from use in 1960. It is now on display, after refurbishment in 1991, at theGianni Caproni Museum of Aeronautics inTrento, Italy.[1]
Data fromJanes All the World's Aircraft 1949-50[2]
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