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

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

C 36
landplane form with conventional tailskid undercarriage.
C 36W
floatplane form with two large strut mounted floats.

Specifications (C 36W)

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

  1. ^ "Caspar C 36". Histaviation.com. 2001-08-11. Retrieved 2019-01-29.

Further reading

  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 239.