Caudron Typhon

The Caudron C.640 Typhon was a 1930s French high-speed single-seat monoplane utility aircraft built by Caudron-Renault.

Typhon
C.641 Typhon (high-speed version) With a view to attacking a number of long distance records, including that for 5,000 km, the French pilot Rossi testing his Renault - engined Caudron Typhon at Istres aerodrome.- flight magazine - 1937
Role High-Speed Mailplane
Manufacturer Caudron-Renault
Designer Georges Otfinovsky/Marcel Riffard
First flight 1935
Introduction 1935
Number built 10

History

Similar in concept to the de Havilland DH.88 Comet the Typhon (en: Typhoon) was designed by Georges Otfinovsky and Marcel Riffard for use on long-range postal routes.[1] The first aircraft first flew on 17 June 1935.[2] The aircraft was a twin-engined low-wing cantilever monoplane of wooden construction. Seven C.640s were built. The Typhon established 5000 km speed records. It was not a success in operation as its flexible wings experienced buffeting and vibration problems.

Variants
  • C.640 Typhon - production model with Renault 6Q engines, 7 built.
  • C.641 Typhon - record breaking version with raised canopy and increased fuel capacity, 2 built.
  • C.670 Typhon - prototype high-speed bomber version with a crew of three, similar to the C.640 but with increased dimensions and weights, one built.

Operators
 France
 Romania

Specifications (C.640)

Data from Aviafrance : Caudron C.640 'Typhon'[3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 10.95 m (35 ft 11 in)
  • Wingspan: 11.5 m (37 ft 9 in)
  • Height: 3 m (9 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 28 m2 (300 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,630 kg (3,594 lb)
  • Gross weight: 3,400 kg (7,496 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Renault 6Q 6-cylinder inverted air-cooled in-line piston engines, 164 kW (220 hp) each
  • Propellers: 2-bladed Ratier

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 400 km/h (250 mph, 220 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 370 km/h (230 mph, 200 kn)
  • Range: 3,725 km (2,315 mi, 2,011 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 7,000 m (23,000 ft)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References
Notes
  1. Mihaly & Robinson 1993, pp. 12–13.
  2. Mihaly & Robinson 1993, p. 14.
  3. Parmentier, Bruno (1 October 2017). "Caudron C.640 'Typhon'". Aviafrance (in French). Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  • Mihaly, Edouard; Robinson, Harry (March 1993). "Les Caudron-Renault "Typhon"". Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French). No. 280. pp. 12–26.

Further reading
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
  • Grey, C.G.; Bridgman, Leonard, eds. (1937). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1937. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. pp. 123c–124c.
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