Caproni Ca.7
The Caproni Ca.7 represented a biplane concept developed by Caproni during the early 1910s.
Design
Constructed entirely from wood, the Ca.7 featured a unique biplane layout with dual horizontal stabilizers positioned at both the front and rear of the fuselage. The design included two engines arranged in tandem within the fuselage, accommodating the pilot at the forward section behind the nose landing gear, with seating for two passengers located behind the engines.[1]
Propulsion relied on two pusher propellers, each powered via chain drives linked to the internal engines. These engines were interconnected by friction clutches enabling independent or combined operation. Due to engineering challenges associated with housing dual engines inside the fuselage, it was necessary to shut down one engine at times during flight to allow cooling, complicating development and ultimately preventing the aircraft from progressing beyond the planning phase.[2]
Although the Ca.7 never advanced past its design stage, its concepts influenced Caproni’s later multi-engine bomber aircraft deployed during World War I.
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