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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 Type of 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

Further reading

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

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