Caproni-Vizzola F.6M
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | - |
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| Type |
Fighter |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Caproni-Vizzola
SA |
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| Production | 1 Prototype |
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| Prototype first flight | September 1941 |
Introduction | - |
| Variants | |||
| F.6M | First prototype, powered by a German-built Daimler-Benz DB 605A engine | ||
| F.6Z | Second prototype, powered by an Isotta-Fraschini Zeta R.C.25/60 engine | ||
| F.7 | An extensively revised F.6 powered by a 1175 h.p. Alfa Romeo R.A.1000 R.C.44-la Monsone (Monsoon), (license-built DB 601A-l) engine. Development abandoned with the September 1943 armistice. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 9.15 m |
Empty Weight | 2265 kg |
| Wingspan | 11.35 m |
Loaded Weight | 2885 kg |
| Height | 3.02 m |
Max takeoff weight | ? kg |
| Wing area | 18.81 m² |
Wing loading | 155.4 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT (Serie 0) | |||
| Main Gun | 4 x 12.7 mm (0.5 in) Breda-SAFAT
MG * |
Ammunition Carried |
4 x 400 |
| Secondary Guns | - |
Ammunition Carried | - |
| Bombs | - |
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(*) 2 x nose mounted & 2x wings mounted
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 ×
Daimler-Benz DB 605A |
Type & Displacement | V-12 inverted liquid-cooled,
35.7 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 1474 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 510.91 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 760 L
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(*) with the maximum takeoff weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 569 km/h
at 5000m |
Cruise Speed | ? km/h |
| Stall Speed * | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 9500 m |
| Rate of Climb | 14.7 m/s |
Range | 950 km |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
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