Caproni Ca.311

Caproni

Industry	Aerospace
Founded	1908
Headquarters	Italy

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The Caproni Ca.311 was an Italian light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft developed and manufactured before and during the course of World War II.

Design

Belonging to the extensive series of Caproni aircraft inspired by the 1935 Ca.306 airliner prototype, the Ca.311 was essentially an evolution of the Ca.310 bomber model. It featured a conventional low-wing cantilever monoplane configuration. The design retained the retractable main landing gear introduced on the Ca.310, along with the extensively glazed nose section trialed on the Ca.310bis prototype. Among its updates were repositioning of the dorsal turret directly behind the cockpit, as well as increased glazing throughout the fuselage to enhance visibility.

Starting in 1940, this model began to phase out the IMAM Ro.37 in operational service, completing replacement by the following year.

Variants

• Ca.311 – twin-engine reconnaissance bomber variant.
• Ca.311M (Modificato – "Modified") – model featuring reduced glazing

Operators

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• Zrakoplovstvo Nezavisne Države Hrvatske

Template:Country data Kingdom of Italy

• Regia Aeronautica - 284 units

Template:Country data Kingdom of Yugoslavia

• Yugoslav Royal Air Force

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• SFR Yugoslav Air Force – postwar service

Specifications (Ca.311)

File:Caproni Ca.311, vista posteriore.jpg

Rear perspective

Sources

• Уголок неба