The Caudron C.230 was a sporting, touring and trainer aircraft produced in France in 1930. It was a conventional biplane with single-bay, unstaggered wings of equal span. The pilot and a single passenger sat in tandem open cockpits. It featured a wooden fuselage with plywood skin.[1]
C.230
C.232 partly visible in a background, during the Challenge 1930 competition
^ abcdParmentier, Bruno (12 November 2017). "Caudron C.232". aviafrance.com (in French). Retrieved 21 September 2018.
^"THE CAUDRON C.232: A French Light 'Plane to be Marketed in Great Britain". Flight. XXII No.40 (1136): 1102. 3 October 1930. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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All-Aero C.230
January 01, 1970
caudron, sporting, touring, trainer, aircraft, produced, france, 1930, conventional, biplane, with, single, unstaggered, wings, equal, span, pilot, single, passenger, tandem, open, cockpits, featured, wooden, fuselage, with, plywood, skin, partly, visible, bac. The Caudron C 230 was a sporting touring and trainer aircraft produced in France in 1930 It was a conventional biplane with single bay unstaggered wings of equal span The pilot and a single passenger sat in tandem open cockpits It featured a wooden fuselage with plywood skin 1 C 230 C 232 partly visible in a background during the Challenge 1930 competition Role Touring Manufacturer Caudron Designer Paul Deville First flight 1930 Number built 15 Variants Caudron C 270 Fifteen examples were produced before the much improved and very successful Caudron C 270 Luciole series appeared 1 Contents 1 Variants 2 Specifications C 232 3 References 4 External linksVariants editData from 1 C 230 first production version with Salmson 7Ac radial engine 15 built C 232 version with Renault 4Pb engine 50 built C 232 2 as C 232 with wheel brakes 3 built C 232 4 as C 232 2 with improved equipment 7 built C 233 prototype for testing of Michel AM 16 engine later re engined with Salmson 7Ac reverting to C 230 designation 1 built C 235 version with Argus As 8R engine for French Air Ministry Ministere de l Air tests 1 built Specifications C 232 editData from Aviafrance 1 Flight 2 All Aero 3 General characteristicsCrew 2 Capacity 50 kg 110 lb luggage Length 7 87 m 25 ft 10 in Wingspan 11 m 36 ft 1 in Wing area 24 m2 260 sq ft Empty weight 420 kg 926 lb Gross weight 700 kg 1 543 lb Fuel capacity 85 L 22 5 US gal 18 7 imp gal Powerplant 1 Renault 4Pb 4 cylinder inverted air cooled inline piston engine 71 kW 95 hp Propellers 2 bladed fixed pitch wooden propeller Performance Maximum speed 165 km h 103 mph 89 kn Cruise speed 130 km h 81 mph 70 kn Range 500 km 310 mi 270 nmi Endurance 4 hours Service ceiling 4 000 m 13 000 ft Time to altitude 4 300 m 14 100 ft in 1 hourReferences edit a b c d Parmentier Bruno 12 November 2017 Caudron C 232 aviafrance com in French Retrieved 21 September 2018 THE CAUDRON C 232 A French Light Plane to be Marketed in Great Britain Flight XXII No 40 1136 1102 3 October 1930 Retrieved 21 September 2018 Caudron C 230 C 232 C 233 C 235 all aero com Retrieved 21 September 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caudron C 232 All Aero C 230 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Caudron C 230 amp oldid 1191143728, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
