Caudron C.68
Caudron C.68 | |
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Role | Touring and sport aircraft |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Caudron |
Designer | Paul Deville |
First flight | 1922 |
Number built | 6 |
Developed from | Caudron C.67 |
The Caudron C.68 was a two-seat
Design and development
Apart from its folding wings, the C.68 was a conventional
The C.68 was powered by a 37 kW (50 hp) Anzani 6-cylinder two row radial engine, mounted without a cowling and driving a two blade propeller. Behind the engine the fuselage was flat sided, though the underside had a curved profile and there was curved upper decking. It had two open cockpits, one under the wing and the second just aft of the trailing edge. The C.68's fin was triangular and broad, carrying a vertical edged unbalanced rudder which extended down to the keel. Its tailplane was mounted on top of the fuselage with its elevators notched to allow rudder movement. It had a tailskid undercarriage with its mainwheels on a single 1.40 m (4 ft 7 in) long axle sprung on two V-form struts from the lower fuselage longerons.[1]
Folding and deploying the wings was straightforward and rapid, taking less than four minutes. Folding began by pinning on a tailskid extension to keep the lower wings off the ground. This extension could also link the folded C.68 behind a car for towing. The C.68's folded width was less than its 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) height.[1][2]
The C.68 was first flown in 1922[1] and was on display at the 1922 Paris Salon, which opened on 15 December.[2] Another C.68 was flown to Paris by Becheler who landed it in front of the Grand Palais on 16 December 1922, then gave a demonstration of its folding wings.[1][3]
Four C.68s appeared on the French Civil Register.[4] In total six C.68s were built, of which a single example survives ad is in airworthy condition.[5]
Specifications
Data from Hauet (2001) pp.172-3[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: Two
- Length: 5.80 m (19 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 7.65 m (25 ft 1 in)
- Height: 2.40 m (7 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 16.00 m2 (172.2 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 250 kg (551 lb)
- Gross weight: 480 kg (1,058 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 51 kg (112 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Anzani 6-cylinder air-cooled two row radial, 37 kW (50 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed
Performance
- Maximum speed: 115 km/h (71 mph, 62 kn)
References
- ^ ISBN 2 914017-08-1.
- ^ a b c "The Paris Aero Show 1922 - Caudron". Flight. Vol. XV, no. 1. 4 January 1923. pp. 3–4.
- ^ "L'exploit de Bécheler". Les Ailes. 2 (79): 2. 21 December 1922.
- ^ Malcolm Fillmore. "French Pre-War Register" (PDF). Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ISSN 0143-7240.