The Aircraft

The London Aerobatic Company is proud to offer two superb CAP10B aircraft for both displays and aerobatic training.

Arguably the best aerobatic training aircraft in the world, the CAP10B is stressed to +6 and -4.5 ‘G’. More of a ‘pilot’s aeroplane’ than nosewheel designs, more precise and tolerant of wind than the ancient biplanes, more graceful than the more modern biplanes and more economic than the latest specialist machinery, the CAP10B is a true thoroughbred:

"Rarely, rarely, comest thou, spirit of delight"
were the words (taken from Shelley) that ‘Flight International’ chose to introduce the CAP10 in its 1978 ‘Team Test’.

Designed by Auguste Mudry and developed from the Piel Emeraude, the CAP10B demonstrates the French flair for producing classic and smooth aerobatic aircraft. Built of wood, with side-by-side seating and dual controls, the CAP10B entered production in 1971.

G-BXFE, CAP10B No.135, was built in 1981, when it entered service with the French Air Force. It remained with the Armee de l’Air until 1996, undergoing a full factory rebuild, a ‘grande visite’, in 1995. Imported into the UK during 1996, the aircraft was purchased by its present owners in early 2001.

G-BECZ, CAP10B No 68 was built in 1978; shortly afterwards it was acquired by James Black, the celebrated aerobatic pilot who remains the highest-placed UK pilot in international aerobatic competition. James employed ‘BECZ’ for displays, training and aerobatic pleasure flights through his pioneering pleasure-flying company, Avia Special Ltd. Acquired by the London Aerobatic Company during 2010, BECZ has been given a ‘ground up’ restoration by award-winning engineer Rex Ford and joins the London Aerobatic Company as our flagship aeroplane for the 2013 season.

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