Castaibert aircraft
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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 the 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. At least five delivered to the Escuela Militar de Aeronáutica in Uruguay[4].
- Castaibert 914-V
- Built in 1914.
- Castaibert 915-VI
- Built in 1915.
- Castaibert 915-VII
- Built in 1915.
[edit] 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.
- Bell, Dana ed. The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Directory of Airplanes, Their Designers and Manufacturers. Smithsonian Institution. ISBN 1-85367-490-7
