title: Charpentier C1
text: # Charpentier C1
  
  The Charpentier C1 was a French tailless experimental aircraft that was designed by Jean Charpentier during the 1930s. The single prototype crashed on its first flight in January 1934 and further development was cancelled.
  
  ## Specifications (variant specified)
  
  Data from Il ne vola qu'un court instant... le Charpentier C 1
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Length: 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
  * Wingspan: 15 m (49 ft 3 in)
  * Wing area: 24 $m^2$ (260 sq ft)
  * Gross weight: 2,400 kg (5,291 lb)
  * Powerplant: 3 × Hispano-Suiza 6P water-cooled 6-cylinder inline reciprocating engine, 75 kW (100 hp) each
  * Propellers: 2-bladed, 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) diameter
  
  Performance
  
  