Caudron Type F
Caudron · France · first flew 1913 · light aircraft
The Caudron Type F was a French single-seat sesquiplane built just before the First World War.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 6.4 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Twin fin |
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Spot it by:
- Twin-boom layout with a short central nacelle
- Twin fins
- Sesquiplane with a much shorter lower wing
A tractor sesquiplane with twin booms, twin fins and a short nacelle carrying a rotary engine.
Specifications
- The Caudron Type F has a length of 6.4 m (21 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 10.1 m (33 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 100 km/h (62 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
It kept the twin-boom tractor layout of earlier Caudron landplanes and, like the Type E, was a sesquiplane from the start. It appeared in 1913 with a 50 hp Gnome Omega rotary engine.
Variants
At least one Type F had an uncowled Anzani 10-cylinder radial engine instead of the 50 hp Gnome Omega.
Where you'll see it
China bought a dozen. Two others took first and second in the biplane category of the 1913 Reims cross-country race, and one was the first biplane to loop the loop, flown by Pierre Chanteloup.
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