{{Short description|Prototype fighter aircraft in Belgium}} <!-- This article is a part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft. Please see Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout. --> {{Infobox aircraft | name=ACAZ C.2 | image=ACAZ C.2 (6).jpg | caption= | type=Training Fighter | national_origin=Belgium | manufacturer=ACAZ (''Ateliers de Construction Aeronautique de Zeebruge'')<ref name=CBOF>{{cite book |last=Green |first=William |title=The Complete Book of Fighters |year=1997 |publisher=Salamander Books Limited |location=London |isbn=1-85833-777-1 |author2=Gordon Swanborough}}</ref> | designer= | first_flight=1926 | introduction= | retired= | status= | primary_user= | more_users= <!--Limited to three in total; separate using <br /> --> | produced= <!--years in production--> | number_built=1<ref name=CBOF/> | program cost= <!--Total program cost--> | unit cost= <!--Incremental or flyaway cost for military or retail price for commercial aircraft--> | developed_from= | variants= }}
The '''ACAZ C.2''', ''Ateliers de Construction Aeronautique de Zeebruge'', was a prototype Belgian biplane fighter aircraft built in the 1920s.
==Design and development== Built entirely of Duralumin metal, it was an advanced design at the time of its first flight in 1926, but although evaluated by the Belgian Air Force, no orders were placed. Of conventional biplane construction, the C.2, registered as ''O-BAFX'', later ''OO-AFX'', incorporated one unique feature - all four of its wings were identical and interchangeable. The aircraft also included space for cameras, allowing it to be used for photo-reconnaissance.<ref name=CBOF/>
==Operational history== Flown early in 1926 and evaluated by the Belgian ''Aéronautique'' ''Militaire'', the C.2 tandem two-seat fighter-reconnaissance biplane was built by the ''Ateliers de Construction Aéronautique de Zeebrugge'' (A.C.A.Z.). Of all-metal construction, the C.2 was powered by a 450 hp Hispano-Suiza 12Ha 12-cylinder liquid-cooled engine, and an interesting feature was the interchangeability of all four main wing panels. The pilot and observer/gunner were seated in tandem and armament consisted of a single fixed forward-firing synchronized 7.7-mm Vickers machine gun and two Lewis guns of similar caliber on a flexible mount. No production order for the C.2 was placed by the ''Aéronautique Militaire'', and, on 03/09/1928, the sole prototype was employed for an attempt to fly to the Belgian Congo, this ending in a forced landing in France. The Aircraft was written off on 01/25/1933.
right|thumb|Modified ACAZ C.2 <!--==Operators==-->
==Specifications (ACAZ C.2)== thumb|ACAZ C.2 3-view drawing from Les Ailes September 30, 1926 {{Aircraft specs |ref=The Complete Book of Fighters<ref name=CBOF/> |prime units?=met <!-- General characteristics --> |genhide=
|crew=2 |capacity= |length m=8.25 |span m=12.5 |height m=3.4 |wing area sqm=40.56 |empty weight kg=1,260 |gross weight kg=2070 <!-- Powerplant --> |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Hispano-Suiza 12Ha |eng1 type=V-12 water-cooled piston engine |eng1 hp=450
|prop blade number=<!-- propeller aircraft --> |prop name= |prop dia m=<!-- propeller aircraft --> |prop dia ft=<!-- propeller aircraft --> |prop dia in=<!-- propeller aircraft --> |prop dia note= <!-- Performance --> |max speed kmh=250 |endurance=3.5 hours at full power |time to altitude={{convert|6000|m|ft|abbr=on}} in 35 minutes |more performance= <!-- Armament --> |armament= * One {{convert|.303|in|mm|abbr=on}} Vickers machine gun firing through the propeller hub * Two {{convert|.303|in|mm|abbr=on}} Lewis machine guns on a flexible mount for the observer |avionics= }}
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