Caudron Typhon

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name = Typhon
type = High-Speed Mailplane
manufacturer = Caudron-Renault


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designer = Georges Otfinovsky/Marcel Riffard
first flight = 1935
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The Caudron C.640 Typhon was a 1930s French high-speed single-seat monoplane utility aircraft built by Caudron-Renault.

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. The first aircraft first flew in March 1935. The aircraft was a twin-engined low-wing cantilever monoplane of wooden construction. Seven C.640s were built. The Typhon established 5000km 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

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pecifications (C.640)

aircraft specification

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crew=2
length main= 35 ft 11 in
length alt= 10.95 m
span main= 47 ft 6¾ in
span alt= 11.50 m
height main= 9 ft 10 in
height alt= 3.00 m
area main= 301.40 ft²
area alt= 28.00 m²
empty weight main= 3,594 lb
empty weight alt= 1630 kg
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max takeoff weight main= 7,496 lb
max takeoff weight alt= 3400 kg
engine (prop)=Renault 6Q
type of prop= inline piston engine
number of props=2
power main=220 hp
power alt= 164 kw
max speed main= 249 mph
max speed alt= 400 km/h
range main= 2,315 miles
range alt= 3725 km
ceiling main= 22,965 ft
ceiling alt= 7000 m
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References

*cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)|year= |publisher= Orbis Publishing|location= |issn=

External links

* [http://www.aviafrance.com/8481.htm Photo at Aviafrance]

ee also

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*de Havilland DH.88
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C.600 - C.620 - C.630 - C.635 - C.640 - C.660 - C.670 - C.680

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