The Charpentier C1 was a French tailless

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that was designed by Jean Charpentier during the 1930s. The single

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crashed on its first flight in January 1934 and further development was cancelled.

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*{{cite journal , last1=Borget, first1=Michel, title=Il ne vola qu'un court instant... le Charpentier C 1, journal=Le Fana de l'Aviation , date=November 1977 , issue=96 , pages=8–11 , issn=0757-4169 , language=fr , trans-title=It Only Flew for a Short Time... The Charpentier C 1 Tailless aircraft Trimotors 1930s French experimental aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1934 Tractor aircraft