Caudron C.690

The Caudron C.690 was single-seat training aircraft developed in France in the late 1930s to train fighter pilots to handle high-performance aircraft. It was a conventional low-wing cantilever monoplane that bore a strong resemblance to designer Marcel Riffard's racer designs of the same period. Caudron attempted to attract overseas sales for the aircraft, but this resulted in orders for only two machines - one from Japan, and the other from the USSR. In the meantime, the first of two prototypes was destroyed in a crash that killed René Paulhan, Caudron's chief test pilot.

C.690
Role Fighter trainer
Manufacturer Caudron
Designer Marcel Riffard
First flight 18 February 1936
Number built 19

Despite this, the Armée de l'Air eventually showed interest in the type, and ordered a batch of a slightly refined design. The first of these was not delivered until April 1939, and only 15 C.690Ms were supplied before the outbreak of war.

Variants
C.690
Single-seat fighter trainer aircraft. Four aircraft built.
C.690M
Slightly refined version for the Armee de l'Air. Only 15 aircraft were built.

Operators
 France
  • Armee de l'Air
 Japan
  • Imperial Japanese Air Force - One aircraft only (KXC1) .
 Soviet Union
  • soviet Air Force - One aircraft only.

Specifications (C.690M)
Caudron C.690

General characteristics

  • Crew: One pilot
  • Length: 7.82 m (25 ft 8 in)
  • Wingspan: 7.70 m (25 ft 3 in)
  • Height: 2.60 m (8 ft 6 in)
  • Wing area: 9.0 m2 (97 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 672 kg (1,482 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,050 kg (2,315 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Renault 6Q-05 , 164 kW (220 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 370 km/h (230 mph, 200 kn)
  • Range: 1,100 km (684 mi, 594 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 9,700 m (31,825 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 11 m/s (2,165 ft/min)

See also

Related lists

References
  • 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 16.
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