Castaibert aircraft explained

The Castaibert series of monoplane aeroplanes were designed and built by Pablo (Paul) Castaibert, a Frenchman living in Argentina, in the years before and during World War I.^[1] His designs were inspired by aircraft he had seen in France.^{[2] [3]}

Variants

• Castaibert I  - Built in 1910, not capable of flight.
• Castaibert II  - Built in 1911.
• Castaibert III  - Built in 1912.
• Castaibert IV  - Built in 1913. Four delivered to the Escuela Militar de Aeronáutica in Uruguay.^{[4] [5]}
• Castaibert V  - Built in 1914. One delivered to Uruguay.^[5]
• Castaibert VI  - Built in 1915.
• Castaibert VII  - Built in 1915.

Operators

• Argentine Air Force
• Uruguayan Air Force

See also

• Raúl Pateras Pescara
• IMPA Tu-Sa
• Tucán T-1

References

Bibliography

• Bell, Dana ed. The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Directory of Airplanes, Their Designers and Manufacturers. Smithsonian Institution.
• "Shoestring Top Cover...The Uruguayan Air Force". Air International, Vol. 39 No. 2, August 1990. pp. 65–73.

External links

• Airliners.net photo of a Castaibert aeroplane.
• (spanish) History and pictures of the Castaibert III/912 in service with the Urugyayan Air Force

Notes and References

1. http://www.efn.uncor.edu/dep/aero/icas.htm Argentine aviation history page
2. https://archive.today/20110531171857/http://www.zonamilitar.com.ar/foros/showthread.php?t=571 Biographical and design information
3. http://e-aeromodelismo.com.ar/Notas/castaibert/index.htm Biographical and design information
4. Web site: Uruguayan Air Force . 17 October 2014 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070606205810/http://fau.gub.uy/default2.asp?vid=lineatiempo . June 6, 2007 .
5. Air International August 1990, p.66