Английская Википедия:Caproni Ca.90

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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 land-based aircraft then extant in the world,[1] the Siemens-Schuckert R.VIII having been slightly larger.

Design and development

A 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 Шаблон:Convert Isotta Fraschini Asso 1000 W-18 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

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Appearances in media

The Ca.90 appeared in animated form, within the Studio Ghibli film, Kaze Tachinu. It makes its appearance in a dream sequence where Jiro Horikoshi has a meaningful meeting and conversation with his inspiration, Count Caproni.

See also

References

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  1. 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 Orbis 1985, p. 1054.