Caspar C 30

The Caspar C 30, aka Caspar LE 30 was an aerial reconnaissance aircraft developed in Germany and built in Denmark in the late 1920s.

C 30
Role Reconnaissance aircraft
Manufacturer Caspar-Werke
Designer Reinhold Mewes
First flight 1926
Number built 1

Design and development

It was a single-bay biplane with staggered, equal-span wings.

Specifications

Data from [1][2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 9.1 m (29 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
  • Empty weight: 1,200 kg (2,646 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,700 kg (3,748 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Jb V-12 water-cooled piston engine, 280 kW (380 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 205 km/h (127 mph, 111 kn)
  • Range: 1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 7,000 m (23,000 ft)

References
  1. "Caspar C 30". Histaviation.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. "Caspar C.30". www.airwar.ru (in Russian). Moscow. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

Further reading
  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 239. ISBN 978-0517691861.
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