The Díaz Type C, (C standing for ''Caza'' - in Spanish, ''avion de caza'' refers to aircraft designed for air-to-air combat) 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 Hispano Barrón. 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