Caudron C.59

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C.59
Caudron C.59 and DH-5.jpg
A C.59 (foreground) in flight with a Häfeli DH-5
RoleMulti-purpose aircraft
Manufacturer Caudron
First flightAugust 1921
Introduction1922
Primary users French Air Force
Bulgarian Air Force
Turkish Air Force
Finnish Air Force
Produced1922–1924
Number built1,800+
Variants Caudron C.60

The Caudron C.59 was a French, two-seat biplane with a single engine and a canvas-covered fuselage, produced between 1922 and 1924. Suitable for a variety of roles, more than 1,800 Caudron C.59s were manufactured.

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Operational history

The Caudron C.59 was used in a variety of countries, including: France, Bulgaria, China, Finland, Turkey and in the Spanish Civil War.

Finland

The Finnish Air Force purchased three Caudron C.59s from France in 1923. The aircraft first carried the air force designation codes 2E3-2E5 and from 1927 on CA-48 – CA-50. The manufacturing numbers of the aircraft were 5407–5409. The aircraft were equipped with wheel landing gear, but at least one aircraft (2E3) was fitted with floats. The aircraft were accepted into service on March 8, 1923 and the last one was taken out of service in 1931.

Variants

C.59
Original design.
59/2
Fitted with 230 hp (170 kW) Lorraine 7Ma Mizar radial engine.
C.77
Single-seat basic trainer version; intended for 1923 ET.1 competition [1]
C.320
c.1932, Original C.59s but refitted with 250 hp (190 kW) Renault 9A 9-cylinder radial engine. Some later returned to their original Hispano engines. [2]

Survivors

The surviving C.59 Caudron C.59 Suomessa.jpg
The surviving C.59

Päijänne Tavastia Aviation Museum in Asikkala, Finland has one Caudron C.59 in storage. [3]

Operators

Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Spain (1931-1939).svg  Spain
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spanish State
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela

Specifications (C.59)

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928, [5] Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneet [6]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. "Caudron designations". 7 April 2010.
  2. Hauet, André (2001). Les Avions Caudrons. Vol. 1. Outreau: Lela Presse. p. 241. ISBN   2 914017-08-1.
  3. Ogden, Bob (2009). Aviation Museums and Collections of Mainland Europe. Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. p. 84. ISBN   978-0-85130-418-2.
  4. "República - Armas - Otros aviones". www.sbhac.net (in Spanish).
  5. Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 95c.
  6. Keskinen, Kari Stenman, Klaus Niska, Kalevi; Stenman, Kari; Niska, Klaus (1976). Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneet 1918–1939 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Tietoteos.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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