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The Caproni Ca.311 was a light bomber-reconnaissance aircraft produced in Italy prior to and during World War II.




Design


The Ca.311 was a member of the large family of Caproni designs derived from the Ca.306 airliner prototype of 1935, and more directly a modification of the Ca.310 bomber. As with other related types, it was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional design. This particular design incorporated the Ca.310's retractable main undercarriage, as well as the heavily glazed nose that had been tested on the Ca.310bis prototype. New features included a relocation of the dorsal turret to a position immediately aft of the cockpit, and additional glazing throughout the fuselage.
From 1940, this aircraft began to replace the IMAM Ro.37 in service, completing this process the following year.




Variants


Ca.311 – twin-engined reconnaissance bomber aircraft.
Ca.311M (Modificato – "Modified") – version with less glazing




Operators


Independent State of Croatia
Zrakoplovstvo Nezavisne Države Hrvatske
Kingdom of Italy
Regia Aeronautica - 284 aircraft
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Yugoslav Royal Air Force
Yugoslavia
SFR Yugoslav Air Force – postwar




Specifications (Ca.311)



General characteristics

Crew: 3
Length: 11.74 m (38 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 16.20 m (53 ft 2 in)
Height: 3.69 m (12 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 38.4 m2 (413 sq ft)
Empty weight: 3,460 kg (7,630 lb)
Gross weight: 4,822 kg (10,630 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Piaggio Stella P.VII C.35 7 cylinder radial engines , 350 kW (470 hp) each
Performance

Maximum speed: 307 km/h (191 mph, 166 kn)
Range: 1,600 km (1,000 mi, 870 nmi)
Service ceiling: 7,400 m (24,300 ft)
Armament

1 × fixed, forward-firing 7.7 mm (.303 in) Breda-SAFAT machine gun in port wing
1 × 7.7 mm (.303 in) Breda-SAFAT machine gun in dorsal turret
1 × flexible, rearward-firing 7.7 mm (.303 in) Breda-SAFAT machine gun in ventral hatch
400 kg (880 lb) of bombs




References






Sources


Domange, Yves (March 1999). "Quand les démocraties occidentales achetaient des avions dans l'Italie fasciste... (2ème partie: la Belgique et l'Angleterre)" [When Western Democracies Bought Their Aircraft from Fascist Italy... (Part 2: Belgium and England)]. Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (72): 40–47. ISSN 1243-8650.
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 237.
World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 891 Sheet 11.
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External links



"Italian Light Bomber Caproni Ca.311". Archived from the original on 2008-06-03.
"Caproni CA.311 History and Specifications".

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