Free 186 More Best Homemade Tools eBook:  
Get tool plans

User Tag List

Results 1 to 6 of 6

Thread: Caproni Ca.60 Transaereo flying boat - photo

  1. #1
    Supporting Member Altair's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2013
    Posts
    12,020
    Thanks
    1,365
    Thanked 30,295 Times in 9,998 Posts

    Caproni Ca.60 Transaereo flying boat - photo

    The Caproni Ca.60 Transaereo was a prototype nine-wing flying boat designed as a transatlantic airliner in the 1920s. The aircraft was destroyed on its second flight.








    Previously:

    Saunders-Roe Princess flying boat - photos
    Wright Brothers Model CH seaplane - photo
    1937 piggyback seaplane/flying boat Short Mayo Composite - photo and video

    186 More Best Homemade Tools eBook

  2. The Following 10 Users Say Thank You to Altair For This Useful Post:

    carloski (Oct 7, 2022), clydeman (Mar 31, 2020), greyhoundollie (Mar 31, 2020), high-side (Apr 9, 2020), MIGuy (Mar 31, 2020), Ralphxyz (May 28, 2024), Rangi (Apr 1, 2020), Seedtick (Mar 31, 2020), Tonyg (Mar 31, 2020), Tule (Apr 1, 2020)

  3. #2

    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    Erie, PA
    Posts
    103
    Thanks
    261
    Thanked 35 Times in 26 Posts
    Ambition run wild, I'd say.

    2,000+ Tool Plans

  4. The Following User Says Thank You to MIGuy For This Useful Post:

    greyhoundollie (Mar 31, 2020)

  5. #3
    Supporting Member bruce.desertrat's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2017
    Posts
    807
    Thanks
    589
    Thanked 685 Times in 368 Posts

    bruce.desertrat's Tools
    I've been slowly going through the 1930's issues of Popular Mechanics on Google Books, it's amazing to watch the progress of aviation during that span of ten years

  6. #4
    Supporting Member Frank S's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2015
    Location
    Peacock TX
    Posts
    11,619
    Thanks
    2,176
    Thanked 9,112 Times in 4,361 Posts

    Frank S's Tools
    an interesting aircraft. And an unfortunate demise.
    I am inclined to think there may have been a combination of contributing factors which caused the wreck. Primarily the unsecured cargo was most likely the main culprit.
    Run this scenario while gaining takeoff speed the craft crossed the wake of the offending boat this caused the bow to buck and rise the unsecured cargo shifted due to the sudden violent movement of the plane causing the bow to lift even further thus changing the attitude of the vast amount of wing surface the pilot feeling the bow rise misinterpreted this as having achieved take off speed, we must remember this was only the second time he had attempted takeoff. Flogging the power to the 8 engines totaling 3200 hp the aircraft only weighing 57,000 lbs fully loaded had a horse power to weight ratio of less than 18 lbs per horsepower and the stupendous amount of wing surface area. As soon as the pilot felt the rate of climb was too steep he reportedly reduced power something you would never do during take off or very low altitude low speed flight. The use of flight surfaces to try and bring the nose to a lower attitude while staying at the throttle setting you happened to be at to gain speed would have been the prudent thing to do even a gain of just a few more MPH forward speed while continuing to climb could possibly have averted the crash. And maybe have saved the fabulous aircraft for further testing.
    I was flying with a friend one time in his twin engine Beechcraft super V he was hauling a load of machine parts and had the craft way too overloaded and new it the super V is a unique craft as having a vee tail design making the rudder and horizontal stabilizers as shared surfaces. As he was speeding us down the runway being so heavily loaded he needed to keep the aircraft on the ground as long as possible maintaining negative flaps and positive rudder/ailerons he got us up to nearly 1 1/2 times normal take off speed before allowing the plane to rise in an almost flat assent until we were a few hundred feet in altitude. Only then did blood return to his knuckles and relax into a near normal flight.
    Then he turned to me and said I think I may have loaded a 1000bls too much for this flight. We are in the air and only God knows if we can land without crashing
    Last edited by Frank S; Mar 31, 2020 at 07:55 PM.
    Never try to tell me it can't be done
    When I have to paint I use KBS products

  7. #5
    Supporting Member Paul Alciatore's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2014
    Location
    Beaumont, TX
    Posts
    304
    Thanks
    9
    Thanked 157 Times in 83 Posts

    Paul Alciatore's Tools
    Wow! That is one fantastic and fascinating aircraft. My first thought was, DID THAT THING ACTUALLY EVER FLY? It would have required a lot of power to move it through the water, much less reach flying speed and actually lift off.

    In my youth I built and flew many model aircraft and I think that would be a great one to build an RC model of. I wonder how much remains of the details of construction. The previous post says it had eight engines but even that is hard to see in the photos posted. I see perhaps four nacelles but they do not appear to have pusher props in the rear. Was each prop powered by two engines in tandem?

    OMG, here comes another item for my bucket list. And not an easy one either.
    Paul A.

  8. #6
    Supporting Member Duke_of_URL's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2018
    Location
    Texas
    Posts
    398
    Thanks
    527
    Thanked 158 Times in 109 Posts
    A standard saying in the aviation world that holds surprisingly true, "If it looks ugly, it won't fly well." I truly doubt this thing, even with necessary propulsion, would stand up well in a minor crosswind landing.



    2,000+ Tool Plans

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •