Caudron R.6

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R.6
Type Reconnaissance aircraft
Manufacturer Caudron
Designed by Paul Deville
Number built 750

The Caudron R.6 was a French reconnaissance aircraft of World War I. It was a scaled-down version of the Caudron R.4. It eliminated the R.4's nose-gunner and used smaller engines (Le Rhônes of 82 kW). Some 750 of these aircraft were built, three times the production of the original R.4 design.



[edit] Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two
  • Powerplant: 2 × rotary, 82 kW ( hp) each

Performance

[edit] References

  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 241. 


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