- Design and development
- Specifications
- References
- External links
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The Caproni Ca.90 was a prototype Italian heavy bomber designed and built by Caproni. When it first flew in 1929 it was the largest aircraft in the world.[1] Design and developmentA six-engined inverted sesquiplane, the Caproni Ca.90 was designed as a heavy bomber and first flew in 1929.[1] It had two tandem pairs of {{convert|1000|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Isotta-Fraschini Asso 1000 W-18 inline piston engines mounted above the lower wing, each pair driving a four-bladed pusher and a two-bladed tractor propeller.[1] Another pair of engines was mounted above the fuselage.[1] Only one Ca.90 was built.[1] Although the Dornier Do X flying boat that flew later in 1929 had a larger wingspan and weight, the Caproni Ca.90 remained the largest landplane until the arrival of the Tupolev ANT-20 in 1934.[1] Specifications {{Aircraft specs
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References- Notes
1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 Orbis 1985, p. 1054.
- Bibliography
{{refbegin}}- Angelucci, Enzo. The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980. San Diego, California: The Military Press, 1983. {{ISBN|0-517-41021-4}}.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). London: Orbis Publishing, 1985.
{{refend}} External links {{commons category|Caproni Ca.90}}{{Caproni aircraft}} 4 : Italian bomber aircraft 1920–1929|Caproni aircraft|Biplanes with negative stagger|Six-engined push-pull aircraft |