Caudron C.280

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name=C.280 Phalène


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type=Utility aircraft
manufacturer=Caudron
designer=Paul Deville
first flight=March 1932
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The Caudron C.280 "Phalène" ("Moth") was a civil utility aircraft built in France during the 1930s. It was a high-wing braced monoplane of conventional configuration with fixed tailskid undercarriage. The pilot and 2-3 passengers were accommodated within an enclosed cabin. The structure was wooden throughout, with the forward fuselage skinned with plywood, and the rest of the aircraft fabric-covered.

The type proved popular on the civil market, with a number of long-distance flights staged to promote it. The French military also purchased a number of examples under the C.400 and C.410 designations.

Variants

* C.280 - Prototypes equipped the with de Havilland Gipsy II piston engine. (5 built)
** C.280/2 - Four-seat light touring monoplane, powered by a 108-kW (145-hp) Renault 4Pdi piston engine. 21 built.
** C.280/6 - This version had rounded wingtips. Only one was built.
** C.280/9 - The fuselage was lengthed by 20cm (8 in). (3 built)
* C.282 Super Phalene - Powered by a de Havilland Gipsy Major piston engine. (11 built).
** C.280/4 - fitted with dual controls, automatic slots and flaps. (9 mbuilt)
** C.282/8 - Definitive production version, equipped with a 108-kW (145-hp) Renault 4Pdi piston engine. Similar to the C.282/2. (89 built, plus three conversions)
** C.282/10 - Equipped with the Merville seriers 601 propeller.
* C.286 - Powered by a De Havilland Gipsy III piston engine. (11 built)
** C.286/2 Fitted rounded wingtips. (10 built)
** C.286/2.S4 and C.286/3.S4' - Special luxury versions, powered by the De Havilland Gipsy Major I piston engine. (10 built)
** C.282/4 Super-Phalene - (5 built)
** C.286/5 Super-Phalène - This version was equipped with a de Havilland Gipsy III piston engine. (1 built)
** C.286/6 Super-Phalène - This version was equipped with a de Havilland Gipsy Major piston engine, it was also fitted with a Merville 501 propeller. (5 built)
** C.286/7 Super-Phalene - equipped with Retier series 1175 varible-pitch propeller. (8 built)
** C.286/8 Super-Phalène - The fuselage was lengthened slightly, it was powered by a de Havilland Gipsy Major piston engine. (4 built)
** C.286/9 Super-Phalene - The fuselage was slightly shorter. (1 built)
* C.289/2 -Powered by a 112-kW (150-hp) Hispano-Suzia 5Q radial piston engine. (5 built)
* C.340 Miero Phalene - Single-seater light plane, powered by a 22-kW (30-hp) Chaise 4D engine.
** C.344 - One C.344 was modified and fitted with a 30-kW (40-hp) Chaise 4E engine.
* C.400 - Military version. 40 were built for the French Air Force.
** C.401 - Several C.400s were modified for civilian use during the post-war years.
* C.410 - Military version, powered by a 104-kW (140-hp) Renault 4Pdi piston engine. (11 built)

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empty weight lb=2,425
gross weight kg=550
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range miles=528
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References

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* [http://www.aviafrance.com/constructeur.php?ID_CONSTRUCTEUR=313 aviafrance.com]

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