Caproni Ca.161

The Caproni Ca.161 was an aircraft built in Italy in 1936 in an attempt to set a new world altitude record. It was a conventional biplane with two-bay staggered wings of equal span based on Caproni's Ca.113 design. The pressure-suited pilot was accommodated in an open cockpit. On 8 May 1937 Lieutenant Colonel Mario Pezzi broke the world altitude record with a flight to 15 655 m (51 362 ft).

l'italiano Mario Pezzi a bordo di un biplano Caproni Ca 161-bis conseguì il record di altezza raggiungendo una quota di 17 km.1
militari (nella foto, il Caproni CA 161) erano in grado di raggiungere la quota di 6.000 metri ed una velocità di circa 200 km orari.2

Made by Caproni.

Pezzi,sobre Caproni Ca 161 bis sube en Montecelio a17.083 metros. Octubre. Los Stukas Ju 87A son relevados por los más potentes Ju 87B en la Legión Cóndor.3
Empty Weight Lb
2657
Wing Area Sqm
36
Designer
Rodolfo Verduzio
Eng 1 Type
Piaggio P.XI R.C.100-2v
Eng 1 Kw
560
Span In
9
Gross Weight Lb
3638
Crew
1
Empty Weight Kg
1205
Gross Weight Kg
1650
Height In
6
Manufacturer
Caproni
First Flight
1936
Height Ft
11
Span Ft
26
Wing Area Sqft
382
Met Or Eng
met
Span M
14
Length Ft
27
Height M
4
Sequence
← Ca.154 - Ca.155 - Ca.156 - Ca.161 - Ca.162 -Ca.163 - Ca.164 →
Eng 1 Hp
750
Eng 1 Number
1
Length In
1
Length M
8
Category
Caproni aircraft
Italian experimental aircraft 1930-1939

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