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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.

Simoun
Preserved C.630 at Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace.
Role	Touring plane, mail plane, liaison plane Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Caudron
Designer	Marcel Riffard
First flight	1934
Introduction	1935
Produced	1930s
Number built	1,680 (estimated)

Variants

C.500 Simoun I

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

 Belgium

• Belgian Air Force

 France

• Air Bleu
• Armée de l'Air
• Aeronavale

 Germany

• Luftwaffe (small numbers)[1]

 Hungary

• Royal Hungarian Air Force

 United Kingdom

• Royal Air Force
  • No. 267 Squadron RAF

 United States

• United States Navy

Specifications (C.630)

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

• Antoine de Saint Exupéry's desert crash

Related lists

• List of aircraft of World War II
• List of interwar military aircraft

Notes

References

• Lucchini, Carlo (April 1999). "Le meeting saharien de 1938" [The 1938 Sahara Air Meeting]. Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (73): 53–57. ISSN 1243-8650.
• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing.

External links

• Century of Flight – Caudron C.630 Simoun Sandstorm
• WebSite for l'Association Renaissance du Caudron Simoun

На других языках

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[de] Caudron C.635 Simoun

Die Caudron 635 Simoun war ein französisches Reiseflugzeug für vier Personen, das erstmals 1934 flog. Die französische Air Bleu setzte Simouns als Postflugzeuge in Frankreich ein. Französische Flieger und Fliegerinnen nutzten den Typ für Langstreckenflüge. In größeren Zahlen wurde der mit einem verkleideten, starren Fahrwerk ausgerüstete Typ von der französischen Luftwaffe (Armée de l’air) bestellt und als Verbindungsflugzeug, Trainer und Sanitätsflugzeug eingesetzt.

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- [en] Caudron Simoun

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[fr] Caudron Simoun

Le Caudron Simoun est un avion de tourisme français construit par la Société des avions Caudron. Rachetée en 1933 par Louis Renault, cette société fut alors connue sous le nom Caudron-Renault.

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[ru] Caudron C.630 Simoun

Кодрон С.630 Симун (англ. Caudron C.630 Simoun) — самолёт, разработанный в 1930-х годах Марселем Риффаром для фирмы Кодрон. Представлял собой четырёхместный моноплан с повышенной надёжностью и комфортностью. Во множестве вариантов, последовавших за самолётом С.630, модель С.635 с двигателем Рено Бенгали 6Q-09 стала самой удачной и строилась в достаточно больших количествах.

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