Editing Caproni Ca.37

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 | name=Ca.37
 | image=File:Caproni Ca.37.png
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 | type=Ground attack aircraft
 | national_origin=[[Italy]]
 | manufacturer=[[Caproni]]
 | designer=
 | first_flight=1916
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The '''Caproni Ca.37''' was a ground attack aircraft designed and built in [[Italy]] by [[Caproni]] around 1916.

==Design and development==
During 1916 Caproni embarked on the design of a small light ground attack aircraft which followed the design philosophy of its much larger cousins the [[Caproni Ca.3 (1916)|Ca.3]] and [[Caproni Ca.4 (1916)|Ca.4]].<ref name="Abate"/>
[[File:Caproni Ca.37 02.png|right|thumb|3/4 rear view of the Ca.37]]
The Ca.37 followed the twin boom layout with central nacelle, which housed the tandem cockpits and the {{cvt|250|hp|order=flip}} [[Lancia Tipo 4]] 6-cylinder in-line piston engine, driving a 2-bladed pusher propeller. The tail-plane spanned across the two tail-booms and mounted two all-flying rudders for yaw control. Twin main-wheel units were strut mounted under each boom which also carried wooden tail-skids.<ref name="Abate"/>

The front cockpit was to house a gunner with a flexibly mounted machine-gun. Small bombs were also to be carried for trench attacks and anti-personnel attacks.<ref name="Abate"/>

Limited further development, in the form of streamlined pod and booms, was carried out as the '''Ca.38''', but no production resulted.<ref name="Abate"/>

==Variants==
;Ca.37: The sole Ca.37 prototype.
;Ca.38:A new-build aircraft, or conversion of the sole Ca.37, with streamlined pod and booms for improved performance, but still no production orders.

==Specifications (Ca.37) ==
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|ref=Aeroplani Caproni<ref name="Abate">{{cite book|last1=Abate|first1=Rosario|last2=Alegi|first2=Gregory|last3=Apostolo|first3=Giorgio|title=Aeroplani Caproni|date=1992|publisher=Museo Caproni|location=Milano|edition=English translated}}</ref>
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==References==
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[[Category:Caproni aircraft|Ca.37]]
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