The Dietz C-4 was a

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Design and development

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, using their services to modify the design for a

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engine. The concept was proposed to Aeronca in 1929 to be the first plane manufactured by the company, but it was passed over in favor of the Roche-designed low-cost

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, which launched Aeronca. Dietz died in an accident in September 1931 while demonstrating an Aeronca. The C-4 was a

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-equipped biplane with cantilever wings.

Specifications (Dietz C-4)

References

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