Castaibert aircraft
The Castaibert series of monoplane aeroplanes were designed and built by Pablo (Paul) Castaibert, a Frenchman living in Argentina, in the years before and during World War I.[1] His designs were inspired by aircraft he had seen in France.[2][3]
Variants
[edit]- Castaibert I – Built in 1910, not capable of flight.
- Castaibert II – Built in 1911.
- Castaibert III – Built in 1912.
- Castaibert IV – Built in 1913. Four delivered to the Escuela Militar de Aeronáutica in Uruguay.[4][5]
- Castaibert V – Built in 1914. One delivered to Uruguay.[5]
- Castaibert VI – Built in 1915.
- Castaibert VII – Built in 1915.
Operators
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Argentine aviation history page Archived 2008-08-11 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 2007-10-17.
- ^ Biographical and design information from Argentine military Message Board (in Spanish) retrieved 2007-10-17. Some of the information is incorrect.
- ^ Biographical and design information from Argentine aeromodellers' website (in Spanish) retrieved 2007-10-17.
- ^ "Uruguayan Air Force". Archived from the original on June 6, 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ a b Air International August 1990, p.66
Bibliography
[edit]- Bell, Dana ed. The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Directory of Airplanes, Their Designers and Manufacturers. Smithsonian Institution. ISBN 1-85367-490-7
- "Shoestring Top Cover...The Uruguayan Air Force". Air International, Vol. 39 No. 2, August 1990. pp. 65–73.
External links
[edit]- Airliners.net photo of a Castaibert aeroplane.
- (spanish) History and pictures of the Castaibert III/912 in service with the Urugyayan Air Force
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