Engineering:Caspar U 2
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Short description: 1920s Japanese floatplane
| U 2 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Reconnaissance aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Caspar-Werke |
| Designer | Reinhold Mewes |
| Number built | 2 |
The Caspar U 2 was a recce floatplane built for Japan in the 1920s.
Two copies were constructed, and the aircraft formed the basis of the Yokosuka Navy Yokosho 1-go Reconnaissance Seaplane.[1]
Specifications
Data from [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Length: 6.18 m (20 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
- Height: 2.59 m (8 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 14 m2 (150 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 345 kg (761 lb)
- Gross weight: 510 kg (1,124 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Oberursel U.0 7-cylinder air-cooled rotary engine, 60 kW (80 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed
Performance
- Maximum speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
- Cruise speed: 210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn)
- Range: 250 km (160 mi, 130 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
- Time to altitude: 7 mins to 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
References
- ↑ "Caspar U 1" (in Russian). Moscow. http://www.airwar.ru/enc/other1/casparu1.html. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ↑ "Caspar U 2". https://www.histaviation.com/Caspar_U_2.html. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
Bibliography
- Passingham, Malcolm (February 2000). "Les hydravions embarqués sur sous-marins" (in French). Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (83): 7–17. ISSN 1243-8650.
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