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The Caproni Ca.72 was an Italian night bomber designed to reequip the post-World War I Italian Air Force.




Design and development


The Ca.72 was, overall, similar to the Caproni Ca.66 and Caproni Ca.67 in overall design . However, the Ca.72 differed from the Ca.67 in the addition of an SPA 6A engine, mounted as a pusher on the upper mainplane centre-line. Despite these changes, flight tests offered only a 5 km/h (3.1 mph; 2.7 kn) increase in speed over the Ca.66. The Regia Aeronautica did not order the aircraft into production and the Ca.72 was abandoned in favor of the Caproni Ca.73.




Specifications


Data from , Aeroplani Caproni dal 1908 al 1935General characteristics
Crew: Four, pilot, co-pilot plus two gunners
Length: 12.50 m (41 ft 0 in)
Upper wingspan: 17 m (55 ft 9 in)
Lower wingspan: 25 m (82 ft 0 in)
Height: 5.60 m (18 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 143 m2 (1,540 sq ft) excluding ailerons
Empty weight: 3,670 kg (8,091 lb)
Gross weight: 5,670 kg (12,500 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Lorraine Dietrich 12Db 6-cylinder water-cooled inline, 300 kW (400 hp) each
Powerplant: 1 × SPA 6A 6-cylinder water-cooled inline, 150 kW (200 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed
Performance

Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) at ground level
Cruise speed: 160 km/h (99 mph, 86 kn)
Endurance: 4 hr
Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft)
Armament

Guns: 4 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine guns
Bombs: 10×100 kg (220 lb).




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