Caproni Ca.9
| Industry | Aerospace |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1908 |
| Founder | Giovanni Battista Caproni |
| Headquarters | Vizzola Ticino , Italy |
| Products | Aircraft |
The Caproni Ca.9 was a single-engine monoplane developed and built by Caproni during the early 1910s.
Design
The Ca.9 closely resembled the Caproni Ca.8, featuring a contemporary high-wing monoplane configuration with a wooden framework covered in fabric. It incorporated a wing warping mechanism for roll control, supported by metal tie rods attached both to the fuselage and to a specialized structure mounted above it. The fuselage consisted of a wooden lattice framework, strengthened with metal cables, and was fabric-covered only on its forward section. Similarly, the empennage was constructed from wood and covered with canvas.
The fixed undercarriage consisted of two wheels mounted alongside curved skids. Power was provided by a Y-shaped three-cylinder Anzani engine delivering 35 hp (26 kW), which drove a fixed-pitch, two-bladed wooden propeller.
Career
The Ca.9 took to the skies for the first time during the summer of 1911 and was utilized at the flight school associated with Caproni’s workshops in Vizzola Ticino. On 20 January 1912, under the control of Enrico Cobioni, an instructor at the Caproni school, this aircraft established a new world speed record for planes powered by engines producing less than 40 hp (30 kW).
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