Akrotech Europe CAP-10
The CAP 10 grew directly out of Auguste Mudry's earlier Super Emeraude touring aircraft, strengthened and re-engined into a dedicated two-seat aerobatic trainer. Development was not without tragedy: an early CP100 prototype crashed in January 1967, killing both test pilots after the airframe was pushed beyond its structural limits. Once refined and renamed CAP 10, the wood-and-fabric design became a mainstay of French aerobatic training from 1970, with over 300 built through 2007 and nearly two generations of national champions learning to fly aerobatics on it. An updated CAP 10C NG remains in production today.
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A wood-and-fabric aerobatic trainer that has anchored French aerobatic training since 1970; the CAP 10C NG is still built.
Specifications
| Length | 7.1 m (23 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Height | 2.5 m (8 ft) |
| Persons on board | 2 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 0.8 t |
| Range | 540 NM (1,000 km) |
| Service ceiling | 16,500 ft (5,029 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 13,000 ft (3,962 m) |
| Rate of climb | 1,500 ft/min (7.6 m/s) |
| Take-off distance | 480 m (1,575 ft) |
| Landing distance | 600 m (1,969 ft) |
| Fuel capacity | 140 l |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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