Caproni Trento F-5

The Caproni Trento F.5 was an Italian two-seat trainer aircraft designed by Stelio Frati and built by Aeroplani Caproni Trento. It remained a prototype, with no production orders. The F.5 was a low-wing, all-wood monoplane with retractable tricycle landing gear and a Turbomeca Palas turbojet engine located in the fuselage. It featured two inlet ducts on either side of the fuselage and an exhaust below the rear section. The aircraft had tandem seating for an instructor and student, enclosed by a jettisonable canopy.

The F.5 made its first flight on May 20, 1952, becoming the first jet aircraft developed in postwar Italy. Despite being evaluated by the Italian Air Force, it generated little interest and was not produced beyond the single prototype. The prototype, registered as I-FACT, is now on display at the Museo dell'Aeronautica Gianni Caproni in Trento.

The F.5 had a crew of two, with a length of 6.60 meters (21 ft 7.75 in), wingspan of 7.85 meters (25 ft 9 in), and wing area of 10.00 m² (107.64 sq ft). Its empty weight was 470 kg (1,036 lb) and gross weight 750 kg (1,653 lb). The Turbomeca Palas turbojet provided 1.5 kN (331 lbf) of thrust, enabling a maximum speed of 360 km/h (224 mph, 195 kn) and a service ceiling of 8,000 meters (26,245 ft).