Caudron C.230
| C.230 | |
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| C.232 partly visible in a background, during the Challenge 1930 competition | |
| Role | Touring |
| Manufacturer | Caudron |
| Designer | Paul Deville |
| First flight | 1930 |
| Number built | 15 |
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The Caudron C.230 was a sporting, touring and trainer aircraft produced in France in 1930. It was a conventional biplane with single-bay, unstaggered wings of equal span. The pilot and a single passenger sat in tandem open cockpits. It featured a wooden fuselage with plywood skin.
Fifteen examples were produced before the much improved and very successful Caudron C.270 Luciole series appeared.
Variants
- C.230 - first production version with Salmson 7Ac radial engine (15 built)
- C.232 - version with Renault 4Pb engine (50 built)
- C.232/2 - as C.232 with wheel brakes (3 built)
- C.232/4 - as C.232/2 with improved equipment (7 built)
- C.233 - prototype for testing of Michel AM-16 engine, later re-engined with Salmson 7Ac, reverting to C.230 designation. (1 built)
- C.235 - version with Argus As 8R engine for French Air Ministry (Ministere de l'Air) tests (1 built)
Specifications (C.232)
General characteristics
- Crew: 1, pilot
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Length: 7.87 m (25 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 11.00 m (36 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 24.0 m2 (258 ft2)
- Empty weight: 420 kg (926 lb)
- Gross weight: 700 kg (1543 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Renault 4Pb, 71 kW (95 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 165 km/h (102.5 mph)
- Range: 500 km (311 miles)
- Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,120 ft)
References
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- The Caudron C.232. A French Light 'Plane to be Marketed in Great Britain, Flight, October 3, 1930
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