Caproni Ca.164

Ca.164
Role	Civil trainer aircraft
Manufacturer	Caproni
Designer	Raffaele Conflenti
First flight	17 November 1938
Primary users	Regia Aeronautica Armée de l'Air
Number built	280 + 1 prototype

The Caproni Ca.164 was a training biplane produced in Italy shortly prior to World War II. It was a largely conventional biplane intended as a follow-on to the Ca.100 and sharing that aircraft's inverted sesquiplane layout. Flight testing revealed some poor handling characteristics, however, which made it completely unsuitable for its intended role. Nevertheless, the Regia Aeronautica acquired some 280 examples to use in liaison roles within bomber units. Some of these were pressed into use for tactical reconnaissance during the Croatian campaign. The Armée de l'Air also purchased 100 aircraft.

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