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The CAP Aviation CAP-23x family is a family of aircraft designed for competition aerobatics. The CAP 230 airframe was a direct development of the CAP 21 competition single seater strengthened to cope with a 300 hp (220 kW) 6-cylinder Lycoming AEIO-540 engine[1] instead of the 200 hp (150 kW) original 4-cylinder Lycoming AEIO-360.

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CAP 232
CAP-232 at Airexpo 2007
Role	Competition aerobatic aircraft Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Avions Mudry & Cie (now Apex Aircraft)
First flight	1997
Introduction	1998
Primary user	Moroccan Air Force
Developed from	Mudry CAP-20

Design and development

The CAP 230 was primarily developed in 1985 for the French Air Force. From the basic CAP 21 airframe, trailing edge apex triangular surfaces were added to the basic trapezoidal wing and a full wooden construction.^{[citation needed]} It withstood +10/-10 G-forces, had a 270 degrees/second roll rate and a top speed of 400 km/h. Between 1986-1990 this was the mount of the French Air Force aerobatics team (French: Equipe de Voltige de l'Armée de l'Air).[1]

The CAP 231 was developed in 1990. The fuselage design remained unchanged and only leading edge triangular apex surfaces were added to reduce buffeting during high G pullups. The CAP 231 was world champion in 1990.[2] Between 1990-1998 this was the mount of the French Air Force aerobatics team.[1]

To increase performance, in 1991, a carbon-fiber wing taken from an EXTRA 260 (thus the -EX name) was adapted to a few CAP 231 airframes.

The CAP 231EX evolved in 1994. While the fuselage construction retained wood, a carbon-fiber wing was specially designed for durability and light weight. The design has won the World Championships in 1998, 2000 and 2007, as well as a number of other national-level competitions. It has a roll rate of 420° per second and a climb rate of nearly 3,300 feet per minute.^{[citation needed]}

The CAP 232 just like the -230 and -231/-231EX were slightly modified to strengthen the fuselage structure after a fatal accident in 2005 which grounded them for a full year. Fuselage rib n°2 holding the landing gear and the wing spar has been reinforced externally and internally. The planes are now^[when?] back to competition and came second (individual with a -231EX), sixth with a -232, and first team at the WAC 2007.[3] In the years 1999-2005, examples were flown by the French Air Force aerobatics team.[1]

Operators

Military

 Morocco

8 aircraft, flown by the Royal Moroccan Air Force air display team Marche Verte

 France

The French Air Force aerobatic team owned CAP 230, 231 and 232

Civilian

Airclubs and privates own planes of all subtypes.

Specifications (CAP 231)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1993–94[4]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 6.75 m (22 ft 2 in)
• Wingspan: 8.08 m (26 ft 6 in)
• Height: 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
• Wing area: 9.86 m² (106.1 sq ft)
• Airfoil: V16F (16%) [5]
• Empty weight: 630 kg (1,389 lb)
• Gross weight: 730 kg (1,609 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 820 kg (1,808 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 65 l (17 US gal; 14 imp gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming AEIO-540-L1 B5D 6-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 224 kW (300 hp)
• Propellers: 3 or 4-bladed constant-speed propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 330 km/h (210 mph, 180 kn)
• Cruise speed: 300 km/h (190 mph, 160 kn)
• Stall speed: 90 km/h (56 mph, 49 kn)
• Never exceed speed: 400 km/h (250 mph, 220 kn)
• Range: 360 km (220 mi, 190 nmi)
• g limits: ±10
• Roll rate: 270°/s at 300 km/h (190 mph; 160 kn)
• Rate of climb: 16 m/s (3,100 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 74 kg/m² (15 lb/sq ft)
• Power/mass: 0.31 kW/kg (0.19 hp/lb)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Zivko Edge 540
• Sukhoi Su-26
• Extra 300

References

External links

Media related to Mudry CAP 230 at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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[de] Cap 232

Bei der Cap 232 handelt es sich um ein Kunstflugzeug das von dem Franzosen Auguste Mudry entwickelt wurde. Nach dessen Bankrott 1996 wurde das Flugzeug von Akrotech Europe übernommen, worauf sich die Firma 1999 in CAP Aviation umbenannte. Die Cap 232 wurde auch beim Red Bull Air Race eingesetzt. Es ist ein Einsitzer mit einem Rumpf in Holzbauweise, Karbonfaserflügeln und Dreiblattpropeller. Ausgangspunkt der Entwicklung der CAP-232 war die Piel CP-30 Emeraude in den 1960er Jahren[1]. Danach folgten als ihre Vorgänger die CAP-10, CAP-20, CAP-21, CAP-230, CAP-231 und CAP-231EX. Der Erstflug der CAP-232 erfolgte im April 1996.

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- [en] Mudry CAP 230

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[fr] Mudry CAP 230

Les CAP 230, 231 et 232 font partie d'une famille d'avions de voltige monoplaces pour la compétition conçus et fabriqués par la société Mudry. Le CAP 230 dérive de la famille des CAP 20, CAP 20L et CAP 21 qui eux-mêmes dérivent du biplace école CAP 10. Les CAP 231 et 232 ont été plusieurs fois les avions des champions du monde et d'Europe de voltige.

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