Caudron C.272 Luciole
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Caudron C.272 Luciole
Caudron C.272 Luciole
The Caudron C.270 Luciole ("Firefly") was a sporting, touring and trainer aircraft produced in France in the
1930s, derived from the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
It was a conventional biplane with single-bay, unstaggered wings of equal span.
The pilot and a single passenger sat in tandem open cockpits. It featured a fabric-covered fuselage in place of
the C.230's wooden one, and other refinements including revised control surfaces and undercarriage, and an improved and simplified wing-folding mechanism.
The type proved immensely successful, with over 700 machines built in the decade leading up to [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
Of these, 296 were purchased by the French government for its pilot training programme, the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
Many examples saw wartime service as liaison aircraft, and those surviving the conflict saw postwar use as glider
tugs in the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The Caudron C.270 Luciole ("Firefly") was a sporting, touring and trainer aircraft produced in France in the
1930s, derived from the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
It was a conventional biplane with single-bay, unstaggered wings of equal span.
The pilot and a single passenger sat in tandem open cockpits. It featured a fabric-covered fuselage in place of
the C.230's wooden one, and other refinements including revised control surfaces and undercarriage, and an improved and simplified wing-folding mechanism.
The type proved immensely successful, with over 700 machines built in the decade leading up to [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
Of these, 296 were purchased by the French government for its pilot training programme, the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
Many examples saw wartime service as liaison aircraft, and those surviving the conflict saw postwar use as glider
tugs in the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
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Variants
C.271 - version with [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] engine (1 built)
C.271/2 - version with Lorraine 5Pb engine
C.272 - version with [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] inline engine (52 built)
C.272/2 - version with Renault 4Pci engine and taller, more pointed tail fin (22 built)
C.272/3 - version with Renault 4Pdi engine and wheel brakes (15 built)
C.272/4 - version with Renault 4Pei engine and wheel brakes (21 built)
C.272/5 - version with Renault 4Pgi engine(80 built)
C.273 - version with [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]-14
engine (14 built)
C.274 - version with[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] engine for 1932 Paris [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] (1 built)
C.275 - main production version derived from C.272/5 but without wing folding (433 built)
C.276 - version with [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] III engine
C.276H - version with [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]A-2 engine (2 re-engined from C.276)
C.277 - similar to C.272/4 with non-folding wings (9 built)
C.272R - C.275 re-engined with Renault 4Po3 after the war (1 converted)
C.278 - version with new undercarriage and Salmson 9Nc engine to compete in [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] (1 built)
- C.270 - first production version with [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] radial engine (82 built)
- C.270/1 - version with Salmson 7Ac2 engine
engine (14 built)
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Specifications (C.272)
General characteristics
Performance
References
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Length: 7.67 m (25 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 9.90 m (32 ft 5 in)
- Height: 2.76 m (9 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 24.0 m² (258 ft²)
- Empty weight: 516 kg (1,138 lb)
- Gross weight: 780 kg (1,720 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], 71 kW (95 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 158 km/h (98 mph)
- Range: 500 km (311 miles)
- Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,120 ft)
References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 240.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 891 Sheet 14.
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