Caudron C.570
| C.570 Kangourou | |
|---|---|
| Role | Bomber/military transport |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Caudron-Renault |
| First flight | 24 November 1935 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Caudron C.570 was a French twin-engine aircraft designed and built by Caudron in the mid-1930s. It was designed to function in multiple roles; as a bomber, passenger transport, paratroop aircraft, cargo aircraft and air ambulance.
Design
The Caudron C.570 was primarily designed to fill a gap in the types of aircraft available to French armed forces, that of a troop-carrier, though it could take on other roles. It was a
ailerons filled more than half the span of the outer panels' trailing edges.[1]
The C.570 had a square section
chrome-molybdenum steel tube girder, fabric covered over a light wooden frame.[1]
It was powered by two 520 kW (700 hp) water-cooled
Messier oleo struts which folded backwards behind the engines, giving it a track of 7.80 m (25 ft 7 in).[1]
The C.570 had a
servo tabs. Below the tail was a fixed tailwheel.[1]
Development
The C.570 flew for the first time, with pilots Delmotte and Lacombe and engineer
Villcaoublay. In November it appeared there amongst an array of prototypes[5] and its prolonged trials were only ended in September 1937, by when it had acquired the name Kangourou.[6]
Specifications
Data from Les Ailes 26 March 1936[1]
General characteristics
- Length: 19.36 m (63 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 29.00 m (95 ft 2 in)
- Height: 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 110 m2 (1,200 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 5,670 kg (12,500 lb)
- Gross weight: 10,100 kg (22,267 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Renault 18Jbr water-cooled 18-cylinder W engine, 520 kW (700 hp) each nominal, equivalent 1,240 kW (1,660 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed
Performance
- Maximum speed: 270 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn) at ground level
- Range: 1,100 km (680 mi, 590 nmi) into 50 km/h (31 mph) headwind
- Landing speed: 90 km/h (56 mph) with flaps down
References
- ^ a b c d e f Frachet, André (26 March 1936). "L'avion cargo Caudron-Renault "570"". Les Ailes (771): 3.
- ^ "A Pair of Heavyweights". Flight. XXIX (1420): 284. 12 March 1936.
- ^ "Sur les terrains d'essais". Les Ailes (754): 3. 28 November 1935.
- ^ "Sur les terrains d'essais". Les Ailes (839): 10. 15 July 1936.
- ^ "Les prototypes civils at militaires en fait, lundi, des exhibitions brilliantes". Les Ailes (806): 16. 26 November 1936.
- ^ "Les avions en essais". Les Ailes (847): 15. 9 September 1937.