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{{Short description|Prototype fighter aircraft in Belgium}}
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 | name=ACAZ C.2
 | image=ACAZ C.2 (6).jpg
 | caption=
 | type=Training [[Fighter aircraft|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>
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 | first_flight=1926
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 | number_built=1<ref name=CBOF/>
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The '''ACAZ C.2''', ''Ateliers de Construction Aeronautique de Zeebruge'', was a prototype [[Belgium|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 in aviation|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&nbsp;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.

[[File:ACAZ C.2 modified.jpg|right|thumb|Modified ACAZ C.2]]
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==Specifications (ACAZ C.2)==
[[File:ACAZ_C.2_3-view_Les_Ailes_September_30,_1926.png|thumb|ACAZ C.2 3-view drawing from Les Ailes September 30, 1926]]
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|crew=2
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|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
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|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=[[Hispano-Suiza 12Ha]]
|eng1 type=[[V12 engine|V-12]] water-cooled piston engine
|eng1 hp=450

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|max speed kmh=250
|endurance=3.5 hours at full power
|time to altitude={{convert|6000|m|ft|abbr=on}} in 35 minutes
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|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 gun]]s on a flexible mount for the observer
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}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{commons category-inline}}

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[[Category:Ateliers de Construction Aéronautique de Zeebruges aircraft|C.2]]
[[Category:1920s Belgian fighter aircraft]]
[[Category:1920s Belgian military reconnaissance aircraft]]
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[[Category:Aircraft first flown in 1926]]