Caproni-Vizzola F.5
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | - |
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| Type |
Fighter |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Caproni-Vizzola
SA |
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| Production | 13 plus 1 x F.4 prototype |
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| Prototype first flight | 19 February 1939 |
Introduction | 1939-1940 |
| Variants | |||
| F.5 | Prototype and preproduction aircraft, powered
by a Fiat A.74 R.C. 38 radial engine, 13 built, plus a 14th airframe
which was completed as the Caproni Vizzola F.4. |
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| F.5bis | One re-engined F.5, powered with an 1175 h.p. Alfa Romeo R.A.I000 R.C.44-la Monsonie (Monsoon) (license-built DB 601A-l) engine. | ||
| F.5 Gamma | A one- or two-seat advanced trainer powered by a 540 h.p. Isotta Fraschini Gamma R.C.35 IS alr-cooled engine, armed with one 7.7-mm. Breda-SAFAT machine gun. Not proceeded with. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 7.90 m |
Empty Weight | 1850 kg |
| Wingspan | 11.3 m |
Loaded Weight | 2238 kg |
| Height | 3 m |
Max takeoff weight | ? kg |
| Wing area | 17.6 m² |
Wing loading | 127.16 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT (Serie 0) | |||
| Main Gun | 2 × 12.7 mm (0.5 in) Breda-SAFAT
MG* |
Ammunition Carried |
2 x 350 |
| Secondary Guns | - |
Ammunition Carried | - |
| Bombs | - |
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(*) forward-firing
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 ×
Fiat A.74 R.C.38 |
Type & Displacement | 14-cyl. air-cooled
radial, 31.25 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 870 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 388.74 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | ? L
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(*) with the maximum takeoff weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 510 km/h
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Cruise Speed | 414 km/h |
| Stall Speed * | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 9500 m |
| Rate of Climb | ? m/s |
Range | 770 km - 1000 km |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | airpages.ru | ||
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