Caudron C.600 Aiglon

Aiglon
Aiglon
	Caudron C.601 Aiglon at the Musée Régional de l'Air at Angers-Marcé.
General information
Type	Light Tourer
Manufacturer	Caudron–Renault
Designer	Marcel Riffard
Number built	203
History
Introduction date	1935
First flight	1935

The Caudron C.600 Aiglon is a 1930s French two-seat monoplane sport/touring aircraft built by Caudron–Renault.

Development

The Aiglon (en: Eaglet) was designed by Marcel Riffard after he took over the design department when Caudron merged with Renault. The Aiglon was a two-seat low-wing cantilever monoplane with tandem open cockpits. The first of two prototypes first flew in March 1935 from Issy-les-Moulineaux, France. Two special long-distance versions (C.610 Aiglons) were built with increased fuel capacity. In December 1935 a C.610 was flown from Paris to Saigon at an average speed of 80 mph (129 km/h).

The type was popular with French private owners and flying clubs, and a number were sold abroad. With the outbreak of the Second World War many of the aircraft were requisitioned by the French Government for use as liaison aircraft by the Armée de l'Air. Total production of the Aiglon was 203 aircraft, including 178 of the basic Renault 4Pgi Bengali Junior powered model.

Variants

C.600 Aiglon: production model with a Renault 4Pgi Bengali Junior engine, 178 built.
C.600G Aiglon: modified version with a de Havilland Gipsy Major engine, five built.
C.601 Aiglon Senior: modified version with a Renault 4Pei engine, 18 built.
C.610 Aiglon: special long-distance single-seat version with increased fuel, two built.
Caudron KXC1: A C.601 exported to Japan for evaluation by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service.

Operators

The aircraft was operated by flying clubs, private individuals and a few air forces:

Argentina

Argentine Air Force

France

French Air Force

Guatemala

Guatemalan Air Force

Hungary

Royal Hungarian Air Force operated 6 aircraft between 1943 and 1945

Japan

Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service, one example evaluated under designation KXC

Romania

Royal Romanian Air Force

Spain

Spanish Republican Air Force, used at El Carmolí fighter pilot training facility.^[1]

Specifications (C.600)

Data from Aviafrance : Caudron C.600 'Aiglon'^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 7.64 m (25 ft 1 in)
Wingspan: 11.38 m (37 ft 4 in)
Height: 2.89 m (9 ft 6 in)
Empty weight: 560 kg (1,235 lb)
Gross weight: 880 kg (1,940 lb)
Fuel capacity: 100 L (26 US gal; 22 imp gal) in two centre-section tanks
Powerplant: 1 × Renault 4Pgi Bengali Junior 4-cylinder inverted air-cooled in-line piston engtine, 75 kW (101 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

Maximum speed: 220 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn)
Cruise speed: 190 km/h (120 mph, 100 kn)
Range: 700 km (430 mi, 380 nmi)
Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)

References

^ "Wings Palette - Caudron C.60/600/601 Aiglon - Spain". Archived from the original on 2020-01-12. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
^ Parmentier, Bruno (20 August 2000). "Caudron C.600 'Aiglon'". Aviafrance (in French). Retrieved 23 December 2019.

Bibliography

Grey, C.G.; Bridgman, Leonard, eds. (1937). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1937. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. pp. 121c–122c.
Grey, C.G.; Bridgman, Leonard, eds. (1938). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 123c.
Grey, C.G.; Bridgman, Leonard, eds. (1939). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1939. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 107c-108c.

[1] "Wings Palette - Caudron C.60/600/601 Aiglon - Spain". Archived from the original on 2020-01-12. Retrieved 2015-01-19.

[avfrc600-2] Parmentier, Bruno (20 August 2000). "Caudron C.600 'Aiglon'". Aviafrance (in French). Retrieved 23 December 2019.

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