Caproni Ca.37

{{Infobox aircraft | name=Ca.37 | image=File:Caproni Ca.37.png | caption= | type=Ground attack aircraft | national_origin=Italy | manufacturer=Caproni | designer= | first_flight=1916 | introduction= | retired= | status= | primary_user= | more_users=  | produced=  | number_built=1 | program cost=  | unit cost=  | developed_from= | variants= }}

The '''Caproni Ca.37''' was a ground attack aircraft designed and built in Italy by Caproni around 1916.

==Design and development== During 1916 Caproni embarked on the design of a small light ground attack aircraft which followed the design philosophy of its much larger cousins the Ca.3 and Ca.4.<ref name="Abate"/> right|thumb|3/4 rear view of the Ca.37 The Ca.37 followed the twin boom layout with central nacelle, which housed the tandem cockpits and the {{cvt|250|hp|order=flip}} Lancia Tipo 4 6-cylinder in-line piston engine, driving a 2-bladed pusher propeller. The tail-plane spanned across the two tail-booms and mounted two all-flying rudders for yaw control. Twin main-wheel units were strut mounted under each boom which also carried wooden tail-skids.<ref name="Abate"/>

The front cockpit was to house a gunner with a flexibly mounted machine-gun. Small bombs were also to be carried for trench attacks and anti-personnel attacks.<ref name="Abate"/>

Limited further development, in the form of streamlined pod and booms, was carried out as the '''Ca.38''', but no production resulted.<ref name="Abate"/>

==Variants== ;Ca.37: The sole Ca.37 prototype. ;Ca.38:A new-build aircraft, or conversion of the sole Ca.37, with streamlined pod and booms for improved performance, but still no production orders.

==Specifications (Ca.37) == {{Aircraft specs |ref=Aeroplani Caproni<ref name="Abate">{{cite book|last1=Abate|first1=Rosario|last2=Alegi|first2=Gregory|last3=Apostolo|first3=Giorgio|title=Aeroplani Caproni|date=1992|publisher=Museo Caproni|location=Milano|edition=English translated}}</ref> |prime units?=met  |crew=2 |capacity= |length m=11.2 |span m=11.3 |height m= |wing area sqm=65 |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight kg=1300 |gross weight kg=1800 |max takeoff weight kg= |max takeoff weight lb= |max takeoff weight note= |fuel capacity= |more general=  |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Lancia Tipo 4 |eng1 type=6-cylinder in-line water-cooled piston engine |eng1 hp=250

|prop blade number=2 |prop name=fixed pitch wooden pusher propeller |prop dia m= |prop dia ft= |prop dia in= |prop dia note=  |max speed kmh=165 |max speed note=Ca.37 ({{cvt|170|km/h|mph kn}} Ca.38) |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh= |stall speed mph= |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |range km= |range miles= |range nmi= |range note= |combat range km= |combat range miles= |combat range nmi= |combat range note= |ferry range km= |ferry range miles= |ferry range nmi= |ferry range note= |endurance= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft= |ceiling note= |g limits= |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin= |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |wing loading kg/m2= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |fuel consumption kg/km= |fuel consumption lb/mi= |power/mass= |thrust/weight=

|more performance=  |guns= 1x flexibly mounted machine gun in the nose cockpit plus unspecified other armament |bombs= }}

==References== {{Commons category}} {{reflist}}

Ca.37 Category:1910s Italian bomber aircraft Category:Biplanes Category:Twin-boom aircraft Category:Aircraft first flown in 1916