Interesting Clint
I wasn't aware of that page either.
But I find the initial parts somewhat sloppy and simplified. To call the Bristol-Coanda monoplanes
a "fighter" is just one of the oddities stated. Caproni never built any Bristol aircraft on licence.
Due to the two imported and assembled Bristol-Coanda by Caproni never made it at the trial also ment
the contract for further Bristols were canx. However that was only part of Caproni's problems.
I would say the liquidation of his company later in 1913 was the usual one, poor cash flew.
Total production of the Ca.1 about 1800? Give me a break. Alegi lists the total Italian production
of all the Ca.1 - Ca.3 as 659 of which the Ca.1 was 179!! Alegi's number also include some 200 Ca.3 built
postwar. The number of Ca.3 built up to late 1918 was 270
I also doubt the total Italian production of the Ca.5, given as 664.
Denis initial ramblings about the first flight of the H-P O/100 is way off.
Probably he is talking about 1915 and not 1914 since the ff of the O/400 was on 17 Dec 1915.
How does Denis explain the photo of a CAP 2 with No 132 visible? When I downloaded it, it was
said to be an Italian Ca.3 but now I am hesitant.
The problem of course is to see the difference between a CAP and CEP. The only certain way for me
is to see what it says on the aeroplane itself.
Then how do you see the difference between a CEP 1/CAP 1 and a CEP 2/CAP 2? With all the engine changes
going on a sort of "we take what we can get" situation arose and I am not the man to see all the
differences
Also since there is never any clear line drawn between the CAP/CEP 1 and CAP/CEP 2 on any photo
that I can see, at least I have a tremedous problem to see any difference.
All it says is CAP or CEP
At least the article confirmed my suspicion that no Ca.5 were built in France.
Five imported ones sounds reasonable.
Bottom line, to me, is that whatever number of the Ca.1 and Ca.3 imported by the French must
be included in the total somewhere.
We only have two number ranges. No 1 and up and No 101 and up unless we
take the bold step to say No 1 to at least 132
Phew, that was long....
Cheers
Stig