title: Castel C-242
text: # Castel C-242
  
  The Castel C-242 was a training glider built in the early 1940s in France. It was a glider of high-wing monoplane configuration.
  
  ## Specifications
  
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  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: Two
  * Length: 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in)
  * Wingspan: 18.00 m (59 ft 1 in)
  * Height: 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in)
  * Wing area: 21.75 $m^2$ (234.1 sq ft)
  * Aspect ratio: 21.6
  * Empty weight: 258 kg (569 lb)
  * Gross weight: 432 kg (952 lb)
  
  Performance
  
  