| CA-1 Airster | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Sportsplane |
| Manufacturer | Buhl Aircraft Company |
| Designer | |
| Number built | 2 |
| History | |
| First flight | 1930 |
TheBuhl CA-1 Airster was a sports airplane developed in theUnited States in 1930. It was a conventional low-wingcantilevermonoplane with fixedtailwheel undercarriage and an opencockpit for the pilot.
In 1930 theBuhl Aircraft Company built two light multipurposeAirster aircraft, which were free-floating low-flying airplanes. They differed inpower plant andcockpit, with the single-seat CA-1 using a300 hp Wright J-6 engine, and the two-seatCA-1WA using a420 hp Pratt & Whitney Wasp engine.[1] The two-seat variant was developed with a second open cockpit in tandem with the pilot's and with aTownend ring andwheel spats, but this didn't sell either.[2][3]
The first aircraft was intended for high-speedmail delivery, the second forsporting events andair-racing. Neither of them could find their customers, and they were not put into mass production. The CA-1WA was slightly more fortunate - a single aircraft was bought by a private individual and used until the mid thirties.[4][5]
Data fromhttp://www.airwar.ru/enc/law1/bihlca1.html
https://www.aviationfanatic.com/ent_show.php?ent=4&AT_ID=__BUCA1
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