AVIS C.4

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C.4
Role Liaison Monoplane
National origin Italy
Manufacturer (AVIS)
Designer
First flight 1940
Number built 1

The AVIS C.4 was a 1940s Italian liaison aircraft designed by Ugo Abate and built by (AVIS) for an Italian Air Force requirement for a liaison aircraft with a similar role to the Fieseler Fi 156.[1]

First flown in June 1940 the low-wing monoplane was in competition with the IMAM Ro.63 and , but the results of test flights were not satisfactory and only one C.4 was built of the six originally ordered.[1]

Specifications[]

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 8.7 m (28 ft 7 in)
  • Wingspan: 13.96 m (45 ft 10 in)
  • Height: 3 m (9 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 28 m2 (300 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 826 kg (1,821 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 1,329 kg (2,930 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hirth HM.508D air-cooled, eight-cylinder, inverted-V piston engine, 210 kW (280 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)

See also[]

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References[]

  1. ^ a b c de Toni, Adriano. "Caproni AV.I.S. C.4" (in Portuguese). Brazil: www.deadlybirds.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
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