Caproni Ca.72

The Caproni Ca.72 represented an Italian night bomber developed to modernize the post-World War I fleet of the Italian Air Force.

Design and development

The Ca.72 bore a strong resemblance in design to its predecessors, the Caproni Ca.66 and Caproni Ca.67. Its main distinction from the Ca.67 was the integration of an additional SPA 6A engine, positioned as a pusher on the upper wing's centerline. Despite this modification, flight evaluations revealed only a modest speed improvement of approximately 5 km/h (3.1 mph; 2.7 kn) compared to the Ca.66. Consequently, the Regia Aeronautica opted not to proceed with production, choosing instead to advance with the Caproni Ca.73 project.