Engineering:Caspar C 23

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Short description: 1920s German aircraft
C 23
Role Sports plane
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Caspar-Werke
Designer Reinhold Mewes
First flight 1925
Number built 1

The Caspar C 23 was a German two-seat biplane sports aircraft that flew in 1925.

Design and development

One C.23 was built, which received the civil registration D-648. It took part in the 1925 Deutschen Rundflug.[1]

Specifications

Data from [2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 7.00 m (23 ft 0 in)
  • Wingspan: 10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
  • Empty weight: 480 kg (1,058 lb)
  • Gross weight: 730 kg (1,609 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.I 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)

References

Citations

  1. "Caspar C 23". https://www.histaviation.com/Caspar_C_23.html. Retrieved 26 February 2019. 
  2. "Caspar C.23" (in Russian). Moscow. http://www.airwar.ru/enc/law1/casparc23.html. Retrieved 26 February 2019. 

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