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Caspar C 26

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C 26
Role Sports plane
Manufacturer Caspar-Werke
Designer Karl Theiss
First flight 1925
Number built 1

The Caspar C 26 was a sports aircraft developed in Germany in the mid-1920s.

Design and development

The C.26 was a biplane of all-wood construction. One copy of the C.26 was built, receiving the civil registration D-674. It took part in the 1925 Deutschen Rundflug.[1]

Specifications

Data from [2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 7.20 m (23 ft 7 in)
  • Wingspan: 12.40 m (40 ft 8 in)
  • Empty weight: 576 kg (1,270 lb)
  • Gross weight: 825 kg (1,819 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Bristol Lucifer inline piston engine, 75 kW (100 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)
  • Service ceiling: 3,800 m (12,500 ft)

References

  1. ^ "Caspar C 26". Histaviation.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Caspar C.26". www.airwar.ru (in Russian). Moscow. Retrieved 26 February 2019.