Castel C-242

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Castel C-242
RoleTraining glider
National origin France
ManufacturerCastel
First flight11 December 1941
Number built20

The Castel C-242 was a training glider built in the early 1940s in France. It was a glider of high-wing monoplane configuration.

Military glider glider for military use in combat operations

Military gliders have been used by the military of various countries for carrying troops and heavy equipment to a combat zone, mainly during the Second World War. These engineless aircraft were towed into the air and most of the way to their target by military transport planes, e.g., C-47 Skytrain or Dakota, or bombers relegated to secondary activities, e.g., Short Stirling. Most military gliders do not soar, although there were attempts to build military sailplanes as well, such as the DFS 228.

Monoplane Fixed-wing aircraft with a single main wing plane

A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with a single main wing plane, in contrast to a biplane or other multiplane, each of which has multiple planes.

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. ↑ "Castel C-242 - Planeur d'entrainement - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. 2001-04-26. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
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