Carmier-Dupuy 10
Carmier · France · first flew 1924 · light aircraft
The Carmier-Dupuy 10 was a French single-seat parasol-wing light aircraft designed for low-cost flying.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Tall round-tipped rudder extending below the fuselage and a long tailskid |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Two-part rectangular parasol wing braced by pairs of parallel struts at about 40 percent span
- Open cockpit under the trailing edge with a cut-out in the wing
- Tall round-tipped rudder extending below the fuselage and a long tailskid
A thick, strongly cambered wing with full-span ailerons that could act as flaps, an all-moving tailplane and a triangular fin.
Specifications
- The Carmier-Dupuy 10 has a length of 5 m (16 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 8 m (26 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 165 km/h (103 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
Charles Carmier designed it with help from Dupuy, and it was developing at Orly in June 1924. It first used a 35 hp Anzani radial engine dating from 1911.
Variants
Also called the Carmier T.10, the one aircraft was fitted with three different engines during its life.
Where you'll see it
It remained on the French register, as F-EESF, until after the Second World War.
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