Caproni Ca.14

The Caproni Ca.14 was an early biplane developed by Giovanni Battista Caproni in the early 1910s.[1]

Caproni Ca.14
Role Long-distance aircraft
Manufacturer Caproni
Designer Giovanni Battista Caproni
First flight 1913
Number built 1

Specifications (Ca.14)

Data from Aeroplani Caproni: Gianni Caproni and His Aircraft, 1910-1983[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 1
  • Length: 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
  • Wingspan: 11.8 m (38 ft 9 in)
  • Wing area: 24 m2 (260 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 435 kg (959 lb)
  • Gross weight: 685 kg (1,510 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Gnome 7 Lambda 7-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 60 kW (80 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)
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gollark: Relatedly, apparently GPS can reach sub-metre accuracy now, which is very impressive.
gollark: You would have to detect and correct for it.
gollark: Weird turbulence stuff could happen though?
gollark: I figure that with good acceleration/rotation data, knowledge of initial velocity and stuff (GPS should work when it's out of the atmosphere, right?), and rough knowledge of what the trajectory is you could get it to somewhat work.

References
  1. Abate, Rosario; Alegi, Gregory; Apostolo, Giorgio (1992). Aeroplani Caproni: Gianni Caproni and His Aircraft, 1910-1983. Turin: Museo Caproni. pp. 27, 241.
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