Buhl CA-1 Airster
CA-1 Airster | |
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Role | Sportsplane |
Manufacturer | Buhl Aircraft Company |
Designer | Etienne Dormoy |
First flight | 1930 |
Number built | 2 |
The Buhl CA-1 Airster was a sports airplane developed in the United States in 1930. It was a conventional low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage and an open cockpit for the pilot.
The CA-1 was designed for air-racing and for use as a mail plane. No market was found for the aircraft and only the single prototype was ever constructed.
A two-seat variant was developed with a second open cockpit in tandem with the pilot's and with a Townend ring and wheel spats, but this didn't sell either.
Versions[]
- CA-1 Airster (1930)
- 300 hp Wright J-6
- one built
- CA-1WA Airster (1930)
- 420 hp P&W Wasp
- one built[1]
See also[]
References[]
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- ^ http://www.aerofiles.com/buhl.html[permanent dead link]
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 216.
- aerofiles.com
Categories:
- Buhl aircraft
- 1930s United States sport aircraft
- Racing aircraft
- Low-wing aircraft
- Single-engined tractor aircraft
- Aircraft first flown in 1930