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Italy's Caproni Bergamaschi Ca.310 Libeccio (south west wind)
Design
Was originally designed to be used by the RAF, but the war started and the order was ended.1
The first Ca.310 flew on February 20, 1937.1
Production
- Ca.310: 1611
Variants
- Ca.310: Similar to Ca.309.3 Landing gear was retractable.3
- Ca.310bis: Ordered by Yugoslavia.2 Had glazed nose.2 Prototype for Ca.311.4
- Ca.310 idro: Had twin floats.4
Usage
The Ca.310 series were used by Croatia1,4, Czechoslovakia4, France1, Germany1, Hungary1,4, Norway1,2,4, Peru2,4, Spain4, Sweden1, and Yugoslavia1,2.
The Hungarians returned their planes and they were used by the Regia Aeronautica.1
Norway purchased four planes and they were destroyed by during the German invasion.1
Specifications
| Ca.310 | |
|---|---|
| Engine (Type) | 2: Piaggio C.351,4 2: Piaggio P.VII C.352 2: Piaggio P.VII3 |
| OR | 2: Piaggio C.164 |
| Cylinders | Radial1,2, Radial 74 |
| HP - C.16 | 430 each4 |
| HP - C.35 | 470 each2,3,4 |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 40' 0.25"4 |
| Weight | |
| Empty | 6,730 lb4 |
| Loaded | 10,250 lb4 |
| Performance | |
| Maximum speed | 218 - 227 mph4 |
| Cruising speed | 177 - 196 mph4 |
| Climb to 6,560' | 6 minutes 40 seconds4 |
| Climb to 13,120' | 12 minutes 23 seconds4 |
| Climb to 16,400' | 15 minutes 32 seconds4 |
| Service ceiling | 22,960'4 |
| Range | 745 - 1,025 miles4 |
| Armament | |
| Wings | 2: 7.7 mm MG4 |
| Dorsal | 1: 7.7 mm MG4 |
| Bombs | 880 lb4 |
Sources:
- Aircraft of WWII, General Editor: Jim Winchester, 2004
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998
- World War II Airplanes Volume 1, Enzo Angelucci, Paolo Matricardi, 1976
- Italian Civil and Military Aircraft 1930-1945, Jonathan Thompson, 1963
