Caudron - France
Manufacturer(s)
France; United States
Operators
1918
Service Year
France
National Origin
Retired
Project Status
3
Crew
370
Units
AIR-TO-AIR COMBAT
General ability to actively engage other aircraft of similar form and function, typically through guns, missiles, and/or aerial rockets.
GROUND ATTACK
Ability to conduct aerial bombing of ground targets by way of (but not limited to) guns, bombs, missiles, rockets, and the like.
INTELLIGENCE-SURVEILLANCE-RECONNAISSANCE
Surveil ground targets / target areas to assess environmental threat levels, enemy strength, or enemy movement.
27.9 ft
(8.50 meters)
Length
38.7 ft
(11.80 meters)
Width/Span
9.5 ft
(2.90 meters)
Height
3,135 lb
(1,422 kilograms)
Empty Weight
4,773 lb
(2,165 kilograms)
Maximum Take-Off Weight
+1,638 lb
(+743 kg)
Weight Difference
2 x Hispano-Suiza 8Ba liquid-cooled in-line engines developing 220 horsepower each driving two-bladed propeller units.
Propulsion
114 mph
(183 kph | 99 knots)
Max Speed
19,521 ft
(5,950 m | 4 miles)
Ceiling
MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030
STANDARD:
5 x 7.7mm (0.303") Lewis Machine Guns on flexible mountings.
OPTIONAL:
Up to 265 lb of external stores (conventional drop bombs).