Engineering:Castel C-310P

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Short description: 1940s French glider
Castel C-310P
Castel C-310P ‘F-CRGU’ (49757584993).jpg
Castel C-310P ‘F-CRGU’ (c/n 156), seen suspended in one of the many private hangars at the Aérodrome de Cerny-La-Ferté-Alais, Cerny, France.
Role Training glider
National origin France
Manufacturer Castel
First flight 1942
Number built 60

The Castel C-310P was a training glider built in the late 1940s in France. It was a glider of high-wing monoplane configuration.

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: One
  • Length: 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in)
  • Wingspan: 14.00 m (45 ft 11 in)
  • Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 14.73 m2 (158.6 sq ft)
  • Aspect ratio: 2
  • Empty weight: 157 kg (346 lb)
  • Gross weight: 244 kg (538 lb)

Performance

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