Its 13-ft-wingspan made the Pensuti-Caproni triplane most probably the world´s smallest wartime man-carrying aircraft. It was designed in 1914 by Emilio Pensuti, Caproni´s chief test-pilot, "to do in the air what bicycle does for the man on the road". With a total weight of only 507 lb, pilot included,its 35 hp 3-cyl inverted "Y" Anzani engine, gave it a top speed of 60 mph (52 kt) and a take-off run of only 65 ft. It was built by Caproni in 1918, for short-range ground-troop reconnaissance missions, and a few units saw active service as late as 1918. A more powerful sports version with modified tailplane was built by Breda after the war and offered until 1923. Custom panel for default gauges and Dp files included. This model is provided with a CFS1 .air file and a SCASM-corrected virtual cockpit.
By Stephan Scholz
