Caspar C 36
| C 36 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Reconnaissance aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Caspar-Werke |
| Designer | Reinhold Mewes |
| First flight | 1928 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Caspar C 36 was an aircraft developed in Germany for aerial reconnaissance in the late 1920s.
Design and development
[edit]The C 36 was a single-bay biplane with staggered, equal-span wings and a 660 hp (490 kW) BMW VI engine. The C 36 was tested in landplane and seaplane forms, but failed to win orders; the sole C 36 (civil registration D-1316) was given to RDL Erprobungsstelle in June 1929, before being decommissioned in early 1932.
Variants
[edit]- C 36
- landplane form with conventional tailskid undercarriage.
- C 36W
- floatplane form with two large strut mounted floats.
Specifications (C 36W)
[edit]Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 11.56 m (37 ft 11 in)
- Wingspan: 14.00 m (45 ft 11 in)
- Height: 4.43 m (14 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 49.50 m2 (532.8 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 2,264 kg (4,991 lb)
- Gross weight: 3,000 kg (6,614 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 880 L (230 US gal; 190 imp gal) fuel; 55 L (15 US gal; 12 imp gal) oil, (481 kg (1,060 lb) fuel and oil)
- Powerplant: 1 × BMW VI 6.0Z 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 490 kW (660 hp) (6.0Z - compression ratio 6.0:1 and Zenith carburettor)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller, 3.92 m (12 ft 10 in) diameter 2.76 m (9 ft 1 in) pitch
Performance
- Maximum speed: 255 km/h (158 mph, 138 kn)
- Cruise speed: 225 km/h (140 mph, 121 kn)
- Range: 1,050 km (650 mi, 570 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 5,360 m (17,590 ft)
References
[edit]- ^ "Caspar C 36". Histaviation.com. 2001-08-11. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
Further reading
[edit]- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 239.