Caudron C.870

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C.870
RoleTrainer
Manufacturer Caudron
First flightJanuary 1940
Number built2

The Caudron C.870 was a training aircraft built by Caudron in the early 1940s.

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.

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It was a low-wing monoplane of all-metal construction. Although two prototypes were built, the C.870 was not put into series production.

Specifications

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General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. Parmentier, Bruno. "Caudron C.870". Aviafrance (in French). Paris. Retrieved 29 January 2019.

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