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| Caudron Racing Monoplane | |
|---|---|
| Role | Sports aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Caudron |
| Designer | René Caudron |
| First flight | 1911 |
The Racing Monoplane, sometimes called the Caudron Type N was a diminuative sports monoplane designed by René Caudron and first flown in December 1911.[1]
Design
editPowered by a number of different engines, including the 26 kW (35 hp) Y-configuration Anzani, the 34 kW (45 hp) six-cylinder Anzani, and the 37 kW (50 hp) Gnome Omega. Fitted with the prototype six-cylinder Anzani radial engine
fuselage square-section ash box-girder, with formers bearing stringers to produce convex surfaces to reduce drag. As with the contemporary Caudron biplanes, the horizontal tail surface was fixed but could be warped uniformly to provide elevator control or differentially to augment the wing warping .
Operational history
editTwo examples were used by the Ewen flying school at Brooklands,[2] and one of these was entered in the 1912 Aerial Derby. Piloted by Maurice Guilleaux, it would have finished in second place had it not run out of fuel about 6.4 km (4 mi) short of the finish.[3]
Specifications
editData from [1]Flight 11 May 1912
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 6.17 m (20 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 7.77 m (25 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 8.36 m2 (90 sq ft)
- Powerplant: 1 × Anzani 6-cylinder air-cooled radial
- Propellers: 2-bladed Caudron, 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) diameter
Performance
Notes
edit- ^ Opdycke 1999 p. 81.
- ^ Munson, K. Pioneer Aircraft 1903-1914 London: Blandford, 1969, p.113.
- ^ The Aerial Derby][[Flight International|Flight June 15 1912
References
edit- Opdycke, L. French Aeroplanes Before the Great War. Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 1999.
The Caudron Racing MonoplaneFlight magazine 11 May 1912
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