Caudron Simoun
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| Simoun | |
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| File:Caudron Simoun Le Bourget 02.JPG Preserved C.630 at Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace. | |
| General information | |
| Type | Touring plane, mail plane, liaison plane |
| Manufacturer | Caudron |
| Designer | |
| Number built | 680 (estimated) |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1930s |
| Introduction date | 1935 |
| First flight | 1934 |
The Caudron Simoun was a 1930s French four-seat touring monoplane. It was used as a mail plane by Air Bleu, flew record-setting long-range flights, and was also used as a liaison aircraft by the Armée de l'Air during World War II. The aircraft later was used as an inspiration to the famous Mooney "M series" aircraft by Jacques "Strop" Carusoam.
Variants
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- Experimental, one built.
- C.520 Simoun
- Experimental, one built.
- C.620 Simoun IV
- Experimental, one built.
- C.630 Simoun
- Initial production version with Renault Bengali 6Pri engine, 20 built.
- C.631 Simoun
- Modified version with a Renault 6Q-01 engine, three built.
- C.632 Simoun
- Similar to C.631, one built.
- C.633 Simoun
- Modified fuselage with a Renault 6Q-07 engine, 6 built.
- C.634 Simoun
- Modified wing and take-off weight with either a Renault 6Q-01 or Renault 6Q-09 engine, 3 built.
- C.635 Simoun
- Improved cabin layout and either a Renault 6Q-01 or Renault 6Q-09 engine, 46 built and conversions from earlier versions.
- C.635M Simoun
- Military version with either a Renault 6Q-09 or Renault 6Q-19 engine, 489 built.
Operators
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Specifications (C.630)
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Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1-2
- Capacity: 2-3
- Length: 8.7 m (28 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in)
- Height: 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 16 m2 (170 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 855 kg (1,885 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,350 kg (2,976 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Renault 6Pri 6-cylinder ionverted air-cooled in-line piston engine, 160 kW (220 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed Ratier
Performance
- Maximum speed: 310 km/h (190 mph, 170 kn)
- Cruise speed: 280 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)
- Landing speed: 90 km/h (56 mph; 49 kn)
- Range: 1,230 km (760 mi, 660 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 7,300 m (24,000 ft)
- Wing loading: 84.3 kg/m2 (17.3 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 0.122 kW/kg (0.074 hp/lb)
See also
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