Caproni Ca.3 – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com The latest in warbirds and historical aviation Wed, 16 Apr 2014 15:09:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WWN-icon-256-150x150.png Caproni Ca.3 – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com 32 32 First hops for Caproni Ca.3 replica in Italy https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2014/04/16/first-hops-for-caproni-ca-3-replica-in-italy/ https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2014/04/16/first-hops-for-caproni-ca-3-replica-in-italy/#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2014 15:09:37 +0000 http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=2203

Continue reading]]> A Caproni Ca.3 at the Italian Air Force Museum in Vigna di Valle. (Photo Bergfalke2 (CC BY-SA 3.0))

A Caproni Ca.3 at the Italian Air Force Museum in Vigna di Valle. (Photo Bergfalke2 (CC BY-SA 3.0))

A Caproni Ca.3R replica built by Giancarlo Zanardo for the Jonathan Collection flew a few hops at the Francesco Barraca airfield near Venice, in Northern Italy. These short hops allowed Zanardo to get a felle for the engines and controls before moving on to actual flight testing.

Some adjustment are required to the propellers and central engine, but the aircraft should make its first actual flight shortly. Zanardo has already built several replicas of the Wright Flyer, Fokker Dr.I and Blériot XI, but this heavy bomber with a wingspan of nearly 75 ft is is a much bigger achivement.

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