Cantieri Aeronautici Bergamaschi

Bergamaschi C-1/ C-2 some facts!

‘The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Aircraft’ mentions on page 619 that the Bergarmo flying school in Italy decided in the mid 1920s to make its own design of trainers for its own and others use. A new company, Cantieri Aeronautici Bergamaschi, was established to develop and produce these aircraft. Of then convential wood and fabric construction, the Bergamaschi C-1 was an unequal span bi-plane. Only the lower wing incorporated any dihedral, and ailerons were installed only on the upper wing. The fuselage structure included an open cockpit for the pilot, just aft of the upper wing trailing edge, and landing gear was of fixed tailskid type. Power was provided by a Hipano- Suiza inline engine with a frontal radiator installation. A generally similar aircraft differing only by having two seat accomadation had the designation Bergmaschi C-2.
Specification for the C-2 is as follows-
Type: two seat light trainer. Powerplant: one 150 hp(112 kW) Hispano- Suiza 6Pa inline piston engine. Performance: maximum speed 117 mph (188 km/h) minimum speed 53 mph (85 km/h) : endurance 1 hour 30 minutes. Weights: empty 1,603 lb (727 kg); maximum takeoff 2,088 lb (947 kg) Dimensions: span 31 ft 6 in. (9.60 m) length 22 ft 8.5 in. (6.92 m) ; height 9 ft 1.5 in (2.78 m).
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