Caspar U.1 | |
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U.1 under test by the US Navy | |
Role | Submarine-launched patrol seaplane |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Caspar-Werke |
Designer | Ernst Heinkel |
First flight | 1922 |
Primary user | Reichsmarine |
Number built | 3 |
The Caspar U.1 (sometimes known as the Caspar-Heinkel U.1) was a 1920s German patrol seaplane designed by Ernst Heinkel and built by Caspar-Werke.[1] The U.1 was designed to fit into a cylindrical container to allow it to be carried, then launched from a submarine.[1]