Caproni Ca.316

Ca.316
General information
TypeReconnaissance floatplane
ManufacturerCaproni
Number built14
History
First flight14 August 1940
Developed fromCaproni Ca.310

The Caproni Ca.316 was a reconnaissance seaplane produced in Italy during World War II, intended for catapult operations from Italian Navy capital ships. It was a member of the large family of Caproni designs derived from the Ca.306 airliner prototype of 1935, and more directly a modification of the Ca.310 Idro seaplane.

The basic Ca.310 design was modified with the attachment of large pontoons carried underneath the engine nacelles on streamlined pylons, and a revised nose with extensive glazing on the ventral surface.

14 examples were built, assigned in 1942 to the 3a Squadriglia of the Scuola Osservazione Marittima.

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