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.

Caudron french plane construction company

The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 by brothers Gaston Caudron (1882-1915) and René Caudron (1884-1959). It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for the military in both World War I and World War II.

The Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe was an international aeronautical speed competition instituted on 25 August 1909 by the French oil magnate Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe. The race was reinstated three times through the years at the initiative of the Aéro-Club de France, and later by Deutsch de la Meurthe's widow Suzanne.

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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.