Caudron G.6
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| G.6 | |
|---|---|
| File:Caudron G.VI escadrille C 56, scheda Aerei da Guerra.jpg | |
| General information | |
| Type | Reconnaissance aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Caudron |
| Designer | |
| Primary user | Aviation Militaire |
| Number built | 512 |
| History | |
| First flight | 1916 |
The Caudron G.6 was a French reconnaissance aircraft of World War I. It married the wings and engine layout of the unorthodox Caudron G.4 to an all-new fuselage of conventional design. Over 500 of these aircraft were used by the French military for reconnaissance and artillery-spotting duties in 1917 and 1918.
Operators
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Specifications
[edit | edit source]General characteristics
- Crew: Two, pilot and observer
- Length: 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 17.22 m (56 ft 6 in)
- Height: 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
- Empty weight: 940 kg (2,072 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,435 kg (3,164 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Le Rhône 9Jb , 97 kW (130 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 150 km/h (96 mph, 83 kn)
- Endurance: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Service ceiling: 4,725 m (15,500 ft)
- Rate of climb: 4.4 m/s (866 ft/min)
Armament
- 2 × .303 Lewis guns in flexible mount for observer
- up to 100 kg (220 lb) of bombs carried externally
Bibliography
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Further reading
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