| Simoun | |
|---|---|
 Preserved C.630 at Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace. | |
| General information | |
| Type | Touring plane, mail plane, liaison plane |
| Manufacturer | Caudron |
| Designer | Marcel Riffard |
| Number built | 680 (estimated) |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1930s |
| Introduction date | 1935 |
| First flight | 1934 |
The Caudron Simoun was a 1930s French four-seat touring monoplane. It was used as a mail plane by Air Bleu, flew record-setting long-range flights, and was also used as a liaison aircraft by the Armée de l'Air during World War II. The aircraft later was used as an inspiration to the famous Mooney "M series" aircraft by Jacques "Strop" Carusoam.
Variants
- C.500 Simoun I
- Experimental, one built.
- C.520 Simoun
- Experimental, one built.
- C.620 Simoun IV
- Experimental, one built.
- C.630 Simoun
- Initial production version with Renault Bengali 6Pri engine, 20 built.
- C.631 Simoun
- Modified version with a Renault 6Q-01 engine, three built.
- C.632 Simoun
- Similar to C.631, one built.
- C.633 Simoun
- Modified fuselage with a Renault 6Q-07 engine, 6 built.
- C.634 Simoun
- Modified wing and take-off weight with either a Renault 6Q-01 or Renault 6Q-09 engine, 3 built.
- C.635 Simoun
- Improved cabin layout and either a Renault 6Q-01 or Renault 6Q-09 engine, 46 built and conversions from earlier versions.
- C.635M Simoun
- Military version with either a Renault 6Q-09 or Renault 6Q-19 engine, 489 built.
Operators
- Luftwaffe (small numbers)
Specifications (C.630)
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938
General characteristics
- Crew: 1-2
- Capacity: 2-3
- Length: 8.7 m (28 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in)
- Height: 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 16 m (170 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 855 kg (1,885 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,350 kg (2,976 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Renault 6Pri 6-cylinder ionverted air-cooled in-line piston engine, 160 kW (220 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed Ratier
Performance
- Maximum speed: 310 km/h (190 mph, 170 kn)
- Cruise speed: 280 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)
- Landing speed: 90 km/h (56 mph; 49 kn)
- Range: 1,230 km (760 mi, 660 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 7,300 m (24,000 ft)
- Wing loading: 84.3 kg/m (17.3 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 0.122 kW/kg (0.074 hp/lb)
See also
Related lists
Notes
- Ketley, Barry, and Rolfe, Mark. Luftwaffe Fledglings 1935–1945: Luftwaffe Training Units and their Aircraft (Aldershot, GB: Hikoki Publications, 1996), p.11.
- Grey, C.G.; Bridgman, Leonard, eds. (1938). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. pp. 124c – 125c.
References
- Cony, Christophe; Hauet, André (November–December 2006). "Caudron "Simoun": La gloire des ailes Françaises". Avions (in French). No. 154. pp. 4–23. ISSN 1253-5354.
- Cony, Christophe; Hauet, André (January–February 2006). "Caudron "Simoun": La gloire des ailes Françaises: Deuxième partie". Avions (in French). No. 154. pp. 35–54. ISSN 1253-5354.
- Lucchini, Carlo (April 1999). "Le meeting saharien de 1938" [The 1938 Sahara Air Meeting]. Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French). No. 73. pp. 53–57. ISSN 1243-8650.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing.
External links
- Century of Flight – Caudron C.630 Simoun Sandstorm
- WebSite for l'Association Renaissance du Caudron Simoun Archived 2012-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
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