Caudron C.690
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Role | Fighter trainer |
Manufacturer | Caudron |
Designer | Marcel Riffard |
First flight | 18 February 1936 |
Number built | 19 |
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.
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
- Imperial Japanese Air Force - One aircraft only (KXC1) .
- soviet Air Force - One aircraft only.
Specifications (C.690M)
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General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
Performance
See also
Related lists
References
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- 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.