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Centauri-1bis

79 JonhKi  2.4 years ago

The Centauri-1bis is a biplane design in WW1 by Marzimo Centauri during the 12/2/1915 as a triple alliance pact with Germany and Austria-Hungary. The first prototype was built in 4/3/1915 and the first maiden flight was in 6/3/1915 in Rome, Italy. With that came 3 more prototype in 19/7/1915, 2/8/1915 and in 3/1/1916 with it entering service in 1/2/1916. The plane retired in 13/5/1924 in it 9 years of service come great pilot such as Antonio Louis,Hans allen and Tito Van.The plane would have been scraped or reused as a practice plane for the airforce.The plane could go up to 100+mph and the plane is equipped with 2 light machinegun from germany, the plane uses an engine from Austria-Hungary and the fuselage and wing is manufactured in italy. The creator of the Centauri-1bis would die on his deathbed at his hometown of Turin, Italy in the 4/12/1958 at the age of 62

General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 43.3ft (13.2m)
  • Length 30.9ft (9.4m)
  • Height 15.0ft (4.6m)
  • Empty Weight 11,877lbs (5,387kg)
  • Loaded Weight 13,372lbs (6,065kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.373
  • Wing Loading 25.7lbs/ft2 (125.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 520.5ft2 (48.4m2)
  • Drag Points 11992

Parts

  • Number of Parts 121
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 602