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CAP 10 trainer

Country of Origin: France

The CAP 10 is a French trainer and light acrobatic aircraft based on the earlier civilian Piel Emeraude. It is one of the few all-wood aircraft in military service.

The CAP 10's low wing has a 6-degrees dihedral angle from the roots and a quasi-elliptical planform with a rectangular center section, elliptical tips, and a relatively low aspect ratio overall. The trailing edge has much more curve than the leading edge.

The wing has a spruce torsion box, plywood sheathing and...

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