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The Caudron Type G was a single-engined French biplane built by Caudron, prior to World War I. Developments of the Caudron G saw widespread service in France, Russia and Great Britain.

Caudron Type G
Caudron G.3, 1914 (model) Collections of the Central House of Aviation and Cosmonautics [ru]
Role	Trainer aircraft Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Caudron
First flight	1913
Primary user	Aéronautique Militaire
Number built	1
Variants	Caudron G.2

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 7.30 m (23 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: 13.90 m (45 ft 7 in)
• Wing area: 30 m² (320 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 350 kg (772 lb)
• Gross weight: 625 kg (1,378 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Monosoupape 9 Type B 9-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 60 kW (80 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 100 km/h (62 mph, 54 kn)
• Time to altitude: 500 m (1,600 ft) in 6 minutes

See also

Related development

• Caudron G.2
• Caudron R.4
• Caudron R.11

References

Further reading

• Davilla, Dr. James J.; Soltan, Arthur (1997). French Aircraft of the First World War. Mountain View, CA: Flying Machines Press. ISBN 978-1891268090.
• Opdycke, Leonard E. (1999). French Aeroplanes before the Great War. Atglen: SchifferPublishing Limited. ISBN 0-7643-0752-5.

На других языках

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[fr] Caudron Type G

Le Caudron Type G était un biplan français monomoteur construit par Caudron, avant la Première Guerre mondiale. Les développements du Caudron G, le Caudron G.2, le Caudron R.4 et le Caudron R.11 ont été largement utilisés en France, en Russie et en Grande-Bretagne.

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