This airplane from the beautiful design was powered by two Piaggio P. VII C.35 engines of 461 HP ( 470 CV ) with a retractable landing gears. The prototype equipped with two Piaggio P VII C.16 engines of ( 460 CV ) flew for the first time on February 20th of 1937 and in a period from 1937 to 1939 a total of 161 units were delivered to Royal Italian Air Force, included ten initially destinated to Rumania. Some countries like Norway ( 4 ), Peru' ( 16 ) Yugolavia (12 )bought the plane as like as Spain received sixteen examples. Again, thirty-six planes were delivered to Hungary but later this country preferred another plane , the Caproni 135bis so thirty-three planes were delivered back to Caproni factory, where , after a revision these planes were destinated to 50th Assault Wing of Royal Italian Air Force.

CAPRONI (CAB) CA.310 : VARIANTS

Caproni CA.31O Idro : seaplane version with two hulls

Caproni CA.310 bis : a developed version of Caproni 310 with many windows in the noise. Twelve example sold to Yugoslavia

Caproni CA.311 : the prototype of Ca.310 bis had been used to develop the Ca.311 where a number of 320 examples were delivered to Royal Italian Air Force. First flight on April 1st of 1939 and many examples of this version has been coverted to Ca.311 M

Caproni CA.311 M : equipped with a Caproni-Lanciani turret with minigun of 7,7 mm over the fuselage.The plane was also equipped with other two miniguns, one installed in the left wing ( close at the fuselage ),and the other one that could fire forward. Fifteen examples sold to Yugoslavia on 1941 and ten to Croatian Air Forces on 1942.

Caproni CA.312 : two Ca.310 had been converted in Ca.312. Equipped with Piaggio P.XVI RC.35 engines of 637 HP (650 CV) with three blades for each propeller

Caproni CA.312 bis : Norway ordered fifteen examples of these version with a fuselage with many windows and similar to Ca.311 and Ca.313 versions. When germany invaded the Norway, not all the examples were delivered to Norway and many of them went back to Italy

Caproni CA.313 : Ca.313 prototype was a modified Ca.310 equipped with two engines Isotta Fraschini Asso 120 IRCC 40 and flew for the first time on December 22nd of 1939. France ordered two hundred examples and again England (300 examples) and Sweden ( 64 examples ).When Italy entered in war all the examples were not delivered to England and only France had five examples of F version.

Caproni CA.313F : Caproni Ca.313 for the France, five examples sold

Caproni CA.313S : Caproni Ca.313 for the Sweden, delivered eighty-four examples between the November 1940 and early months of 1941. In Sweden these planes were called B 16 (bomber),S 16 (sea reconnaissance), T 16 (torpedo bomber) and Tp 16S (cargo). These version had the same structure of Ca.311 with Isotta Fraschini Delta RC.35 engines of 715 HP (730 CV)

Caproni CA.313 R.P.B.2. : version with different kind of fuselage design, Nr. 122 examples built for Royal Italian Air Force

Caproni CA.313G : trainer and ferry plane used from Luftwaffe. (nr. 905 examples built)

Caproni CA.314A : Three Ca.313 R.P.B.2. examples used to develop this version that had a different kind of armament : one 12,7 mm minigun for each wing and another minigun Breda SAFAT of 7,7 mm positioned below the fuselage. Again, they could carry two bombs of 220 lbs. (100 Kilos) or 352 lbs. (160 Kilos).

Caproni CA.314SC : version to escort the convoys and used also for marittime patrol

Caproni CA.314B : called Ca.313-RA ( reconnaissance and torpedo ), was a version used like torpedo. It could carry a torpedo of 1980 lbs.(900 Kilos) or one bomb of 1100 lbs.(500 Kilos) or, again, two bombs of 550 lbs (250 Kilos). A further version used like attack carried two SAFAT miniguns of 12,7 mm placed under the internal edge of each wing.

Caproni CA.314C : A version used like attack carried two SAFAT miniguns of 12,7 mm placed under the internal edge of each wing.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

CAPRONI CA.314A

Primary Function

:

Biengine to escort convoys and for maritime patrol

Contractor

:

Caproni (Italy)

Power Plant

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nr. two Isotta Fraschini Delta RC35 engines of 715 HP (730 CV )

Maximum Speed at 13120 ft (4000 meters)

:

245 mph (395 Km/h)

Ceiling

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21000 feet (6400 meters)

Range

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1050 mi (1690 Km)

Empty Weight

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10032 lbs (4560 kilograms)

Maximum Takeoff Weight

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14564 lbs (6620 kilograms)

Wingspan

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54,61 ft. (16,65 meters)

Lenght

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38,70 ft (11,80 meters)

Height

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12,13 ft (3,70 meters)

Wing Area

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422 sq. ft. (39,20 m2)

Armament

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nr. 2/3 guns, bombs till 1100 lbs (500 kilos)