Engineering:Charpentier C1
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| Charpentier C1 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Experimental aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Designer | Jean Charpentier |
| First flight | January 1934 |
| Status | Cancelled |
| Number built | 1 |
The Charpentier C1 was a French tailless experimental aircraft that was designed by Jean Charpentier during the 1930s. The single prototype crashed on its first flight in January 1934 and further development was cancelled.
Specifications (variant specified)
Data from Il ne vola qu'un court instant... le Charpentier C 1[1]
General characteristics
- Length: 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 15 m (49 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 24 m2 (260 sq ft)
- Gross weight: 2,400 kg (5,291 lb)
- Powerplant: 3 × Hispano-Suiza 6P water-cooled 6-cylinder inline reciprocating engine, 75 kW (100 hp) each
- Propellers: 2-bladed, 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) diameter
Performance
References
- ↑ Borget, p. 10
Bibliography
- Borget, Michel (November 1977). "Il ne vola qu'un court instant... le Charpentier C 1" (in fr). Le Fana de l'Aviation (96): 8–11. ISSN 0757-4169.
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