Caproni Type B "torpedo boat" (ground effect vehicle)

[tallguy]

Looking for any info on the Caproni Type B "torpedo boat" (ground effect vehicle)

 

[hesham]

What ?

 

[Nik]

Was this derived from the 1930s 'hydroplane' racers ?
Think catamaran air-boat, and fast. In fact, so fast they were banned from some races as totally out-ran 'ordinary' speed-boats...

They look as if they began as Schneider-trophy float planes, minus everything but the floats & aero-engine...

 

[Orionblamblam]

Looking for any info on the Caproni Type B "torpedo boat" (ground effect vehicle)

A perspective drawing of unknown provenance (looks modern) is in "Secret Projects of the Kriegsmarine."

 

[tallguy]

Looking for any info on the Caproni Type B "torpedo boat" (ground effect vehicle)

A perspective drawing of unknown provenance (looks modern) is in "Secret Projects of the Kreigsmarine."

That's what got me interested

 

[archipeppe]

Caproni did never studied "ekranoplanes" or similiar vehicles.

 

[Justo Miranda]

The Horton/Horten problem

 

[hesham]

Looking for any info on the Caproni Type B "torpedo boat" (ground effect vehicle)

What is your source ?.

 

[tallguy]

Looking for any info on the Caproni Type B "torpedo boat" (ground effect vehicle)

What is your source ?.

Secret Projects of the Kriegsmarine
There is a thread about it on Books here on SPF

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Deleted a whole lot of unpleasant posts, not possible to notify everyone involved. Several members at fault here. I'd invite everyone involved to reread the conduct sections of the forum rules and reflect if they could have behaved better.

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Regarding the topic - what does the book say about it? That might be a starting point for research.

 

[tallguy]

Regarding the topic - what does the book say about it? That might be a starting point for research.

Very little. Appears to be a pair of Asso 1000s but not sure

 

[tallguy]

The B was one of several proposal s

 

[hesham]

What was the year ?.

 

[tallguy]

Unclear. The Asso 1000 use probably means mid-to-late 30s

 

[ILikeTanks]

Unclear. The Asso 1000 use probably means mid-to-late 30s

Can you send an image on the torpedo boat?

 

[fortrena]

Might the Caproni Type B in question be a midget submarine otherwise known as the CB class?

CB Midget Submarines, Italian, 1941-43

CB Midget Submarines, Italian, 1941-43 CB midget submarines were ordered from Caproni, Milan, Italy, and were built from 1941-43. The submarines were used for coastal defense in the Black and Mediterranean seas. Measuring 15 meters in length, the boat has a crew of four and was armed with...

www.history.navy.mil

 

[airman]

I have found it from " Eserciti nella Storia n.12 luglio - agosto 2002" inside article of german catamaran Tornado . Performance of italian catamaran was between 65 and 80 knots . i have attached pages ocr ( made with Acrobat) of page of article .

 

[Tonton-42]

What a beautiful drawing ! A real subject of anticipation comics !

 

[dan_inbox]

Am I alone in thinking that this contraption would only qualify as "extremely fair weather Navy" ?

 

[airman]

Am I alone in thinking that this contraption would only qualify as "extremly fair weather Navy" ?

If Caproni B was realized, could have been more difficult to maintain 65-80 knots with the sea strenght 3 .

 

[ILikeTanks]

I have found it from " Eserciti nella Storia n.12 luglio - agosto 2002" inside article of german catamaran Tornado . Performance of italian catamaran was between 65 and 80 knots . i have attached pages ocr ( made with Acrobat) of page of article .

Thank you a lot. May I ask if a "Caproni A" exist? Also, this image proves that more specifically the Caproni B is a SES.

 

[ILikeTanks]

I have found it from " Eserciti nella Storia n.12 luglio - agosto 2002" inside article of german catamaran Tornado . Performance of italian catamaran was between 65 and 80 knots . i have attached pages ocr ( made with Acrobat) of page of article .

Ground effect of wings was known shortly after planes were mass-implemented, but the air cushion, what wings in ground effect create which affects them positively, was theorized in the 1800s. It is not at all unusual for someone to attempt at incorporating such benefits into an existing vehicle: multiple firms and individuals have independently developed air cushion transportation, which differ greatly by the degree the cushion is used to alleviate the vehicle (from completely as in Alexeyev's screen-glider (ekranoplan in Russian), to partial which is what some high-speed multi-hull ships today use) (which the most well-known instance is the hovercraft and the WIG craft).

 

[airman]

Thank you a lot. May I ask if a "Caproni A" exist? Also, this image proves that more specifically the Caproni B is a SES.

I think the answer could be an italian book " Caproni ed il Mare "