Mudry CAP 10

what is it?

The Mudry CAP 10 is a two-seat training aerobatic aircraft first built in 1970 and still in production in 2007. The plane was developed from the Piel Super Emeraude and was born as the CP100. The name changed to CAP 10, CAP for 'Constructions Aéronautiques Parisiennes'.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 8.1 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 270 km/htop speed
• range 1,200 kmwithout refuelling
• size 760 kgmax take-off weight
• built 300made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 58 years ago, in 1968.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🌍Range of 1,200 km: 7× Amsterdam to Brussels.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1968

number built

300

role

aerobatic aircraft

makers

Apex Aircraft

engines

1× Lycoming AEIO-360-B2F

crew

2

length

7.2 m

wingspan

8.1 m

height

2.6 m

max take-off weight

760 kg

top speed

270 km/h

cruise speed

259 km/h

range

1,200 km

ceiling

5,000 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.