It was a conventionally configured low-wing cantilevermonoplane with tailwheel undercarriage. The main undercarriage units retracted into the engine nacelles. Construction was wooden throughout, with wooden skinning everywhere but the forward and upper fuselage sections, which were skinned in metal. As usually configured, the cabin seated six passengers with baggage compartments fore and aft, and a toilet aft.
Operational history
Caudron C.445 in North Africa, 1943Caudron C.447 Goeland air ambulance of the Armée de l'Air in 1947
Apart from private buyers, the C.440 was also bought by the Armée de l'Air, Aéronavale, Aéromaritime, Régie Air Afrique and Air France, and some were exported for service with Aeroput. Production of the C.440 and its subtypes continued until the outbreak of World War II, at which time many C.440s were impressed into military service. Following the fall of France, some were operated by the German Luftwaffe and Deutsche Luft Hansa. Another user was the Slovenské vzdušné zbrane - it ordered 12 aircraft as the C.445M in 1942.
Production began again after the war for military and civil use as a transport and as a twin-engined trainer. In the postwar reorganisation of the French aircraft industry, Caudron became part of SNCA du Nord and the aircraft became the Nord Goéland; 325 of these were built.[1] Postwar commercial operators included Air France, SABENA, Aigle Azur and Compagnie Air Transport (CAT).
Variants
C.440 - prototype (three built)
C.441 - version with Renault 6Q-01 engine and dihedral added to outer wing panel (four built)
C.444 - first version with counter-rotating propellers, adopted on all later versions (17 built)
C.445 - similar to C.444, but dihedral of outer wing panels increased (114 built)
C.445/1 - two built
C.445/2 - three built
C.445/3 - postwar production version (510 built)
C.445M - militarised version (404 built)
C.445R - long-range version (one built)
C.446 Super Goéland - one built
C.447 - air ambulance version (31 built)
C.448 - version with supercharged engines (seven built)
C.449 - final production version (349 built, including subtypes below)
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August 20, 2023
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The Caudron C 440 Goeland seagull was a six seat twin engine utility aircraft developed in France in the mid 1930s C 440 GoelandCaudron C 449 Goeland trainer of Air France at Pontoise Cormeilles airfield near Paris in May 1957Role Civil utility aircraftManufacturer CaudronDesigner Marcel RiffardFirst flight 1934Number built 1 702 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 3 Variants 4 Operators 5 Specifications C 445M 6 See also 7 References 7 1 Citations 7 2 BibliographyDesign and development EditIt was a conventionally configured low wing cantilever monoplane with tailwheel undercarriage The main undercarriage units retracted into the engine nacelles Construction was wooden throughout with wooden skinning everywhere but the forward and upper fuselage sections which were skinned in metal As usually configured the cabin seated six passengers with baggage compartments fore and aft and a toilet aft Operational history Edit Caudron C 445 in North Africa 1943 Caudron C 447 Goeland air ambulance of the Armee de l Air in 1947Apart from private buyers the C 440 was also bought by the Armee de l Air Aeronavale Aeromaritime Regie Air Afrique and Air France and some were exported for service with Aeroput Production of the C 440 and its subtypes continued until the outbreak of World War II at which time many C 440s were impressed into military service Following the fall of France some were operated by the German Luftwaffe and Deutsche Luft Hansa Another user was the Slovenske vzdusne zbrane it ordered 12 aircraft as the C 445M in 1942 Production began again after the war for military and civil use as a transport and as a twin engined trainer In the postwar reorganisation of the French aircraft industry Caudron became part of SNCA du Nord and the aircraft became the Nord Goeland 325 of these were built 1 Postwar commercial operators included Air France SABENA Aigle Azur and Compagnie Air Transport CAT Variants EditC 440 prototype three built C 441 version with Renault 6Q 01 engine and dihedral added to outer wing panel four built C 444 first version with counter rotating propellers adopted on all later versions 17 built C 445 similar to C 444 but dihedral of outer wing panels increased 114 built C 445 1 two built C 445 2 three built C 445 3 postwar production version 510 built C 445M militarised version 404 built C 445R long range version one built C 446 Super Goeland one built C 447 air ambulance version 31 built C 448 version with supercharged engines seven built C 449 final production version 349 built including subtypes below C 449 1 C 449 2 C 449 3 C 449 4 photographic survey version C 449 5Operators Edit BelgiumBelgian Air Force SABENA 2 BulgariaBulgarian Air Force FranceAir Bleu 3 Aeromaritime 4 Aeronavale Aigle Azur 2 Air France 5 Armee de l Air Chargeurs Reunis 3 Compagnie Air Transport de CAT 2 Regie Air Afrique 4 GermanyDeutsche Luft Hansa Luftwaffe SpainLAPE 2 YugoslaviaAeroput 2 Royal Yugoslav Air Force One aircraft was impressed into military in April 1940 SlovakiaSlovenske vzdusne zbrane SpainLAPE Spanish Republican Air ForceSpecifications C 445M Edit Nord C 449 1 GoelandGeneral characteristics Crew two pilots Length 13 68 m 44 ft 11 in Wingspan 17 59 m 57 ft 9 in Height 3 40 m 11 ft 2 in Wing area 42 0 m2 452 sq ft Empty weight 2 292 kg 5 053 lb Gross weight 3 500 kg 7 716 lb Powerplant 2 Renault 6Q 164 kW 220 hp eachPerformance Maximum speed 300 km h 186 mph 162 kn Range 1 000 km 620 mi 540 nmi Service ceiling 7 000 m 22 965 ft Rate of climb 3 3 m s 650 ft min See also EditRelated lists List of Interwar military aircraft List of aircraft of World War II List of aircraft of the Spanish Republican Air ForceReferences Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caudron C 440 Goeland Citations Edit Green amp Pollinger 1954 p 88 a b c d e Stroud 1966 p 92 a b Stroud 1966 p 91 a b Air Britain Aviation World December 2011 p 173 Stroud 1966 pp 91 92 Bibliography Edit Cassou Roger June 2001 Courrier des Lecteurs Readers Letters Avions Toute l Aeronautique et son histoire in French 99 3 ISSN 1243 8650 Chenel Bernard June 2000 Courrier des Lecteurs Readers Letters Avions Toute l Aeronautique et son histoire in French 87 3 ISSN 1243 8650 Cortet Pierre July 2000 Courrier des Lecteurs Readers Letters Avions Toute l Aeronautique et son histoire in French 88 2 ISSN 1243 8650 Cortet Pierre August 2000 Courrier des Lecteurs Readers Letters Avions Toute l Aeronautique et son histoire in French 89 2 3 ISSN 1243 8650 Esperou Robert April 2001 Novembre 1945 Les dernieres victimes d un Focke Wulf 190 francais November 1945 The Last Victims of a Focke Wulf 190 Were French Avions Toute l Aeronautique et son histoire in French 97 24 27 ISSN 1243 8650 Green William Pollinger Gerald 1954 The World s Fighting Planes London McDonald Lucchini Carlo April 1999 Le meeting saharien de 1938 The 1938 Sahara Air Meeting Avions Toute l Aeronautique et son histoire in French 73 53 57 ISSN 1243 8650 Mihaly Edouard May 2000 Courrier des Lecteurs Readers Letters Avions Toute l Aeronautique et son histoire in French 86 2 ISSN 1243 8650 Mihaly Edouard November 2000 Courrier des Lecteurs Readers Letters Avions Toute l Aeronautique et son histoire in French 92 2 4 ISSN 1243 8650 Stroud John 1966 European Transport Aircraft since 1910 London Putnam Taylor Michael J H 1989 Jane s Encyclopedia of Aviation London Studio Editions p 240 World Aircraft Information Files London Bright Star Publishing pp File 891 Sheet 15 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Caudron C 440 Goeland amp oldid 1165233670, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
