Caudron C.59
| C.59 | |
|---|---|
 A C.59 (foreground) in flight with a Häfeli DH-5 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Multi-purpose aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Caudron |
| Primary users | French Air Force |
| Number built | 1,800+ |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1922–1924 |
| Introduction date | 1922 |
| First flight | August 1921 |
| Variant | Caudron C.60 |
The Caudron C.59 was a French, two-seat biplane with a single engine and a canvas-covered fuselage, produced between 1922 and 1924. Suitable for a variety of roles, more than 1,800 Caudron C.59s were manufactured.
Operational history
[edit | edit source]The Caudron C.59 was used in a variety of countries, including: France, Bulgaria, China, Finland, Turkey and in the Spanish Civil War.
Finland
[edit | edit source]The Finnish Air Force purchased three Caudron C.59s from France in 1923. The aircraft first carried the air force designation codes 2E3-2E5 and from 1927 on CA-48 – CA-50. The manufacturing numbers of the aircraft were 5407–5409. The aircraft were equipped with wheel landing gear, but at least one aircraft (2E3) was fitted with floats. The aircraft were accepted into service on March 8, 1923, and the last one was taken out of service in 1931.
Variants
[edit | edit source]- C.59
- Original design.
- 59/2
- Fitted with 230 hp (170 kW) Lorraine 7Ma Mizar radial engine.
- C.77
- Single-seat basic trainer version; intended for 1923 ET.1 competition[1]
- C.320
- c.1932, Original C.59s but refitted with 250 hp (190 kW) Renault 9A 9-cylinder radial engine. Some later returned to their original Hispano engines.[2]
Survivors
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Päijänne Tavastia Aviation Museum in Asikkala, Finland has one Caudron C.59 in storage.[3]
Operators
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Specifications (C.59)
[edit | edit source]Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928,[5] Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneet[6]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 10.24 m (33 ft 7 in)
- Height: 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 26 m2 (280 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 700 kg (1,543 lb)
- Gross weight: 988 kg (2,178 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8Ab V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 130 kW (180 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed wooden fixed pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
- Endurance: 3 hours 30 minutes
- Wing loading: 38.5 kg/m2 (7.9 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 0.13476 kW/kg (0.08197 hp/lb)
See also
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References
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Further reading
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External links
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