Caspar Taube

The small aircraft manufacturing company Centrale für Aviatik Caspar was a subsidiary of the Gotha firm. Like most German companies in the mid-1910s, Caspar built its own variant of the Etrich Taube monoplane.

Production and Initial Service

In 1914, six Caspar Taube monoplanes were produced (serial numbers A.307-312/14). With the outbreak of the war, they were incorporated into naval aviation, though they were only used there as training aircraft in the Fliegertruppe.

The Caspar Taube saw virtually no combat action. Throughout the war, the “Taube” (Dove) was repeatedly improved, despite its design no longer being able to compete with newer aircraft.

Technical Specifications and Legacy

The aircraft was equipped with a 100-horsepower Oberursel U.I rotary engine. Its design was broadly similar to that of the Gotha LE.2.

Technical Specifications

Modification	Caspar Taube
Wingspan, m	14.00
Length, m	9.70
Engine type	1 Piston engine Oberursel U.I
Power, hp	1 x 100
Crew, crew members	2

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