Castaibert aircraft
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Castaibert 913-IV
The Castaibert series of monoplane aeroplanes were designed and built by Paul (Pablo) 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]
- Castaibert 910-I
- Built in 1910, not capable of flight.
- Castaibert 911-II
- Built in 1911.
- Castaibert 912-III
- Built in 1912.
- Castaibert 913-IV
- Built in 1913. Four delivered to the Escuela Militar de Aeronáutica in Uruguay.[4][5]
- Castaibert 914-V
- Built in 1914. One delivered to Uruguay.[5]
- Castaibert 915-VI
- Built in 1915.
- Castaibert 915-VII
- Built in 1915.
Operators
See also
References
- ↑ Argentine aviation history page 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 Time Line (in Spanish), retrieved 2007-10-17. Archived 6 June 2007.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Air International August 1990, p. 66.
- 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
- 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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