The Díaz Type C, (C standing for ''Caccia'' - "fighter") was a Spanish fighter prototype in the late 1910s. It competed in the '' Concurso de Aviones'' in 1919.

Development

The Type C was based on a 1917 design by Julio Adaro which was never completed. The aircraft itself was a two-bay equi-span

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engine.

Operational history

The Type C failed to qualify in the Concurso de Aviones in April 1919 at

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as it did not meet the requirements set out by the specification from the Spanish Aviación Militar's fighter contest. The contest was later won by the

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. Only one was ever produced. Very little data for the Type C have survived.

Specifications

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Diaz Type C 1910s Spanish fighter aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1919