Caudron Typhon
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| C.641 Typhon (Racing version) With a view to attacking a number of long distance records, including that for 5,000 km, the French pilot Rossi testing his Renault - engined Caudron Typhon at Istres aerodrome.- flight magazine - 1937 | |
| Role | High-Speed Mailplane |
| Manufacturer | Caudron-Renault |
| Designer | Georges Otfinovsky/Marcel Riffard |
| First flight | 1935 |
| Introduction | 1935 |
| Number built | 10 |
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The Caudron C.640 Typhon was a 1930s French high-speed single-seat monoplane utility aircraft built by Caudron-Renault.
History
Similar in concept to the de Havilland DH.88 Comet the Typhon (en: Typhoon) was designed by Georges Otfinovsky and Marcel Riffard for use on long-range postal routes. The first aircraft first flew in March 1935. The aircraft was a twin-engined low-wing cantilever monoplane of wooden construction. Seven C.640s were built. The Typhon established 5000 km speed records. It was not a success in operation as its flexible wings experienced buffeting and vibration problems.
Variants
- C.640 Typhon - production model with Renault 6Q engines, 7 built.
- C.641 Typhon - record breaking version with raised canopy and increased fuel capacity, 2 built.
- C.670 Typhon - prototype high-speed bomber version with a crew of three, similar to the C.640 but with increased dimensions and weights, one built.
Operators
Specifications (C.640)
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 35 ft 11 in (10.95 m)
- Wingspan: 47 ft 6¾ in (11.50 m)
- Height: 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m)
- Wing area: 301.40 ft² (28.00 m²)
- Empty weight: 3,594 lb (1630 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 7,496 lb (3400 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Renault 6Q inline piston engine, 220 hp (164 kw) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 249 mph (400 km/h)
- Range: 2,315 miles (3725 km)
- Service ceiling: 22,965 ft (7000 m)
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
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