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==Design and development== |
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In 1929 using experience from the production of licence-built aircraft the company built the CASA III as a touring and training monoplane.<ref |
In 1929 using experience from the production of licence-built aircraft the company built the CASA III. It was originally designed as a [[light bomber aircraft]] for the [[Spanish Navy]], but since its performance was poor it ended up being used at [[Pollensa]]´s Naval Air School as a touring and training monoplane.<ref>[http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/between-the-wars-1918-1939-a/birth-steps-pre-war-planes-spanish-military-aviation-29151.html Birth, first steps and pre-war planes of the Spanish Military Aviation]</ref> |
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It was a parasol monoplane with a fabric-covered steel tube fuselage and it had two tandem open cockpits and wide tack fixed [[conventional landing gear]] with a tail skid.<ref name="archive" /> Each wing were hinged at the rear spar and they could be folded for storage or transport.<ref name="archive" /> The prototype, [[Aircraft registration|registered]] ''M-CAGG'', first flew on 2 July 1929 and was powered by a {{convert|90|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Cirrus III]] piston engine.<ref name="archive" /> Within a few weeks the aircraft had been entered into a handicap air race between Madrid and Brugos, on 25 December 1929 it became the first light aircraft to land in the Canary Islands.<ref name="archive" /> The second aircraft was fitted with a {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Isotta-Fraschina Asso 80A]] engine but it was not a success. In 1930 three CASA IIIs were entered the [[International Touring Competition 1930|1930 Aerial Tour of Europe]], but only two actually competed; the prototype which retired with a broken landing gear, and the [[de Havilland Gipsy I]] powered third-aircraft (M-CMAM) which arrived too late for the start although it completed the course.<ref name="archive" /> Nine aircraft were built all with different engines which included the [[de Havilland Gipsy III]] and the [[Elizade A-6]] radial engine.<ref name="archive" /> The last aircraft built was delivered to the Spanish Navy.<ref name="archive" /> |
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==Operational history== |
==Operational history== |
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Revision as of 06:10, 28 December 2014
| CASA III | |
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| The rear of M-CMAM the Gipsy-powered third aircraft | |
| Role | Two-seat sporting monoplane |
| National origin | Spain |
| Manufacturer | Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA |
| Designer | Luis Sousa Peco |
| First flight | 2 July 1929 |
| Number built | 9 |
The CASA III was a 1920s Spanish two-seat touring monoplane, designed by Luis Sousa Peco and built by Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) at Getafe near Madrid.[1]
Design and development
In 1929 using experience from the production of licence-built aircraft the company built the CASA III. It was originally designed as a light bomber aircraft for the Spanish Navy, but since its performance was poor it ended up being used at Pollensa´s Naval Air School as a touring and training monoplane.[2]
It was a parasol monoplane with a fabric-covered steel tube fuselage and it had two tandem open cockpits and wide tack fixed conventional landing gear with a tail skid.[1] Each wing were hinged at the rear spar and they could be folded for storage or transport.[1] The prototype, registered M-CAGG, first flew on 2 July 1929 and was powered by a 90 hp (67 kW) Cirrus III piston engine.[1] Within a few weeks the aircraft had been entered into a handicap air race between Madrid and Brugos, on 25 December 1929 it became the first light aircraft to land in the Canary Islands.[1] The second aircraft was fitted with a 100 hp (75 kW) Isotta-Fraschina Asso 80A engine but it was not a success. In 1930 three CASA IIIs were entered the 1930 Aerial Tour of Europe, but only two actually competed; the prototype which retired with a broken landing gear, and the de Havilland Gipsy I powered third-aircraft (M-CMAM) which arrived too late for the start although it completed the course.[1] Nine aircraft were built all with different engines which included the de Havilland Gipsy III and the Elizade A-6 radial engine.[1] The last aircraft built was delivered to the Spanish Navy.[1]
Operational history
During the Spanish Civil War all the remaining CASA IIIs were operated by the Republican forces and none of them survived.[1]
Operators
Specifications (Gipsy III-powered)
Data from [3]Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
Performance
References
- Sources
- Bibliography
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
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