Talk:Caproni Ca.309

Rated engine power

This entry shows Alfa Romeo 115-II power rating as 390 (each). However, the entry for Alfa Romeo 115 lists its rating as 120 hp. Is this a discrepancy, or is the -II version of that engine markedly upgraded from the basic 115? Can somebody clarify the point? Thanks in advance. Raymondwinn (talk) 07:54, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Studio Ghibli in Japan which has created some very wonderful animated films took their name from this aircraft which they claimed was named for a wind out of the Sahara desert. 71.65.88.75 (talk) 09:24, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Name and abbreviation

It might help to have an explicit note on the formation "Ca.309" (no space). This looks funny in English, so was it the company's standard notation, or is it more natural in Italian? Imaginatorium (talk) 05:59, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Propellers

The article states the planes had variable-pitch propellers, but the ones in the photos do not look like that to me, or am I missing something? I looked up the reference that Italian WP has for this particular information and there does not appear to be anything about the propellers there. --Rallette (talk) 10:55, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Indeed, all the images on Commons show fixed pitch propellers. The information was added in 2019 by an editor that was prone to mistakes and is now indefinitely blocked. I checked the cited book source, there is no mention of propellers. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by) 13:38, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

From Brotzu, Emilio; Caso, Michele; Cosolo, Gherardo (1973). Dimensione Cielo: Bombardieri (Volume 5) (in Italian). Rome, Italy: Edizioni Bizzarri. (p. 23): "Motori con eliche bipale in legno o metalliche, a passo variabile in volo." - which according to Google translate says "Engines with two-bladed wooden or metal propellers, with variable pitch in flight.".Nigel Ish (talk) 17:43, 29 September 2026 (UTC)