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DeutschCaspar CT
| CT 1 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Sports plane |
| Manufacturer | Caspar-Werke |
| Designer | Reinhold Mewes |
| First flight | 1923 |
| Number built | 8 |
The Caspar CT 1 was a sports aircraft developed in Germany in the early 1920s.
Design and development
[edit]Only one CT 1 was built (civil registration D-662), and it took part in the 1925 Deutschen Rundflug.[1]
Variants
[edit]- CT 1
- (D-662), one built.
- CT 2
- (D-673, D-683, D-976) three built
- CT 3
- (D-617), one built for the 1925 Deutschen Rundflug.
- CT 4
- Two aircraft powered by Daimler D.II engines.
- CT 5
- Daimler D.I powered, one built by the end of 1925.
Specifications (CT 2)
[edit]Data from [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 7.00 m (23 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 11.50 m (37 ft 9 in)
- Height: 2.35 m (7 ft 9 in)
- Empty weight: 625 kg (1,378 lb)
- Gross weight: 860 kg (1,896 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hirth HM 504A 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: 135 km/h (84 mph, 73 kn)
- Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
References
[edit]- ^ "Caspar-Theiss CT 1". Histaviation.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Caspar CT 1". www.airwar.ru (in Russian). Moscow. Retrieved 26 February 2019.