Caudron C.360

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C.360
Role
National origin France
Manufacturer Caudron
Number built3
Variants Caudron C.362

The Caudron C.360 was a French racing aircraft built by Caudron in the early 1930s to compete in Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe air races.

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Design

The C.360 was a low-wing monoplane racer design to be powered by one 205 hp (153 kW) Régnier 6 engine, but lack of availability required the use of 170 hp (130 kW) Renault 4Pei Bengali engines in two of the three aircraft, which were re-designated C.362. The third C.360 airframe was completed with a 215 hp (160 kW) Régnier 6 engine and was re-designated C.366 Martinet.

Variants

C.360
Original design for a racing aircraft powered by a 205 hp (153 kW) Régnier 6 engine; Three built, completed as C.362 and C.366 racers. [1]
C.362
Two of the C.360 airframes powered by 170 hp (130 kW) Renault 4Pei Bengali engines. [1]
C.366 Martinet
The third C.360 airframe completed with a 215 hp (160 kW) Régnier 6 engine and flush cockpit, the pilot sitting on an adjustable seat behind an extending windshield. [2]

Specifications (C.366 Martinet)

Data from [2]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 "Caudron C.360 (362)". www.airwar.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Caudron C.366 Martinet". www.airwar.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 5 March 2019.