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The Caproni Ca.308 ''Borea'' ("North Wind") was a small airliner built in
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Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
in the mid-1930s.
Development
The Ca.308 was a streamlined, low-wingcantilevered
A cantilever is a rigid structural element that extends horizontally and is supported at only one end. Typically it extends from a flat vertical surface such as a wall, to which it must be firmly attached. Like other structural elements, a cant ...
monoplane
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes.
A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing con ...
design of conventional configuration. Its undercarriage was not retractable. The mainwheels were fitted with spats.
The prototype, designated Ca.306, was exhibited at the Milan Exhibition of 1935.
The basic design of the Ca.308 subsequently served as the basis for a large family of military aircraft, beginning with the Caproni Ca.309.
Operational history
The Italian airline ''Ala Littoria
Ala Littoria S.A. was the Italian national airline that operated during the fascist regime in the 1930s and 1940s.
History
''Ala Littoria'' was formed by a merger of Società Aerea Mediterranea (SAM), Società Anonima Navigazione Aerea (SANA) ...
'' ordered five examples.
The Italian government ordered two aircraft for general-purpose use by its colonial administration in Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...
.
All these aircraft received the Ca.308 designation.
Variants
;Ca 306:The prototype, exhibited at the Milan Exhibition of 1935. ;Ca 308 ''Borea'':Production aircraft, Seven built.Operators
; * ''Ala Littoria
Ala Littoria S.A. was the Italian national airline that operated during the fascist regime in the 1930s and 1940s.
History
''Ala Littoria'' was formed by a merger of Società Aerea Mediterranea (SAM), Società Anonima Navigazione Aerea (SANA) ...
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* Regia Aeronautica
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*'' Aeronautica Militare Italiana''/ref>
Specifications (Ca.308)
See also
References
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