The Caproni Ca.18 was a military reconnaissance aircraft built in Italy shortly prior to World War I. It became the first Italian-designed and -built aircraft to see service with the Italian armed forces. The Ca.18 was a monoplane of conventional configuration and fixed tailskid undercarriage. The wings were mounted to the fuselage with a bayonet fitting, to facilitate the rapid erection and dismantling of the aircraft. Originally designed for a government competition in early 1913, no production order for the aircraft was forthcoming until the nationalisation of the Caproni company later in the year, whereupon a small batch was built for the 15th Squadron.
== Operators == Kingdom of Italy Corpo Aeronautico Militare
== Specifications == General characteristics
Crew: 2, pilot and observer Length: 7.67 m (25 ft 2 in) Wingspan: 10.92 m (35 ft 10 in) Height: 2.90 m (9 ft 6 in) Wing area: 22 m2 (237 sq ft) Empty weight: 400 kg (880 lb) Gross weight: 600 kg (1,320 lb) Powerplant: 1 × Gnome rotary , 60 kW (80 hp) Performance
Maximum speed: 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn) Endurance: 5 hours
== References == Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 231. Jane, Fred T. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913. London: Sampson Low Marston. p. 174.