Caudron C.230

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C.230
Bundesarchiv Bild 102-10155, Berlin, Internationale Europa-Rundflug.jpg
C.232 partly visible in a background, during the Challenge 1930 competition
General information
TypeTouring
Manufacturer Caudron
Designer
Number built15
History
First flight1930
Variant Caudron C.270

The Caudron C.230 was a sporting, touring and trainer aircraft produced in France in 1930. 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 wooden fuselage with plywood skin. [1]

Contents

Fifteen examples were produced before the much improved and very successful Caudron C.270 Luciole series appeared. [1]

Variants

Data from: [1]

Specifications (C.232)

Data from Aviafrance, [1] Flight, [2] All-Aero [3]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Parmentier, Bruno (12 November 2017). "Caudron C.232". aviafrance.com (in French). Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  2. "THE CAUDRON C.232: A French Light 'Plane to be Marketed in Great Britain". Flight. XXII No.40 (1136): 1102. 3 October 1930. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  3. "Caudron C.230 / C.232 / C.233 / C.235". all-aero.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.