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Caspar CT

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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

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Only one CT 1 was built (civil registration D-662), and it took part in the 1925 Deutschen Rundflug.[1]

Variants

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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)

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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

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