| Manufacturer |
Caproni designations |
Bristol Aeroplane Company |
| Description |
The Caproni Ca.146 was a high-wing reconnaissance aircraft built by Caproni in the mid-1930s. |
The Bristol Type 148 was a two-seat, single-engine low-wing monoplane built in 1937 to an Air Ministry specification for an army cooperation aircraft. |
| First Flight |
1935-01-01 |
1937-10-15 |
| Designer |
Caproni designations |
Bristol Aeroplane Company |
| Length (m) |
9.54 |
9.55 |
| Height (m) |
|
3.2 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
420 |
467 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
380 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
8000 |
|
| Armament |
|
2×0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine gun on port wing; 1×0.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis gun in rear cockpit |
| National Origin |
|
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
1 |
2 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Isotta Fraschini Asso XI R.C.40 V-12 water-cooled piston engine, 626 kW (840 hp) each |
1 × Bristol Taurus II 14-cylinder two-row sleeve-valve radial, 783 kW (1050 hp) each |
| Status |
prototype only |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caproni_Ca.146 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Type_148 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
12.6 |
12.19 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
23 |
25.6 |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Bristol Taurus |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |