Caproni Ca.316
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{{Infobox aircraft
|name=Ca.316
|image=Caproni Ca.316 MM27193.jpg
|caption=
|type=Reconnaissance floatplane
|manufacturer=Caproni
|designer=
|first_flight=14 August 1940
|introduction=
|retired=
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|produced=
|number_built=14
|developed_from= Caproni Ca.310
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The Caproni Ca.316 was a reconnaissance seaplane produced in Italy during World War II, intended for catapult operations from Italian Navy capital ships. It 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 Idro seaplane.
The basic Ca.310 design was modified with the attachment of large pontoons carried underneath the engine nacelles on streamlined pylons, and a revised nose with extensive glazing on the ventral surface.
14 examples were built, assigned in 1942 to the 3a Squadriglia of the Scuola Osservazione Marittima.{{cite book|last=Brotzu|first=E.|title=Bombardieri Ricognitori 6|publisher=Edizioni Bizzarri|location=Roma|year=1973}}
Specifications
{{Aircraft specs
|prime units? = met
|crew=three
|length m=12.89
|length ft=42
|length in=3
|span m=15.90
|span ft=52
|span in=1
|height m=5.44
|height ft=16
|height in=9
|wing area sqm=38.0
|wing area sqft=409
|empty weight kg=3,360
|empty weight lb=8,820
|gross weight kg=4,804
|gross weight lb=10,590
|eng1 number=2
|eng1 name=Piaggio P.VII radial engine
|eng1 kw=460
|eng1 hp=616
|max speed kmh=331
|max speed mph=205
|range km=1,600
|range miles=1,000
|ceiling m=5,850
|ceiling ft=19,680
|armament = ** 1 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) forward Scotti-I.F. machine gun.
- 1 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) dorsal Scotti-I.F. machine gun.{{cite book|title=Istruzioni e norme per il montaggio, la regolazione, l'impiego e la manutenzione dell'idrovolante tipo ca 316|year=1942}}
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References
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- {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=237 }}
- {{cite book |title=World Aircraft Information Files |publisher=Bright Star Publishing|location=London |pages=File 891 Sheet 11 }}
- [http://www.airwar.ru/enc/sww2/ca316.html Уголок неба]
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Category:1940s Italian military reconnaissance aircraft