Castaibert aircraft
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The Castaibert series of monoplane
aeroplanes were designed and built by Paul (Pablo) Castaibert, a Frenchman living in Argentina
, in the years before and during the World War I
. His designs were inspired by aircraft he had seen in France
.
Castaibert 910-I
Castaibert 911-II
Castaibert 912-III
Castaibert 913-IV
Castaibert 914-V
Castaibert 915-VI
Castaibert 915-VII
Monoplane
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with one main set of wing surfaces, in contrast to a biplane or triplane. Since the late 1930s it has been the most common form for a fixed wing aircraft.-Types of monoplane:...
aeroplanes were designed and built by Paul (Pablo) Castaibert, a Frenchman living in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, in the years before and during the World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. His designs were inspired by aircraft he had seen in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Castaibert 910-I
- Built in 1910, not capable of flight.
Castaibert 911-II
- Built in 1911.
Castaibert 912-III
- Built in 1912.
Castaibert 913-IV
- Built in 1913. At least five delivered to the Escuela Militar de AeronáuticaUruguayan Air ForceThe Uruguayan Air Force is one of the three main branches of the Armed Forces of Uruguay under the Uruguayan Ministry of Defense. The current head of the force is General of the Air Enrique A...
in UruguayUruguayUruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
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Castaibert 914-V
- Built in 1914.
Castaibert 915-VI
- Built in 1915.
Castaibert 915-VII
- Built in 1915.