Caudron C.59
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| Caudron C.59, CA-50, in Finland | |
| Type | Multi-purpose aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Caudron |
| Introduced | 1922 |
| Primary users | French Air Force Bulgarian Air Force Turkish Air Force Finnish Air Force |
| Produced | 1922-1924 |
| Number built | 1,800+ |
Caudron C.59 was a French, two-seated, biplane with a single engine and a canvas-covered fuselage. The French aircraft manufacturer Caudron made this aircraft between 1922-1924. It was suitable for several purposes.
The Caudron C.59 was used in France, Bulgaria, China, Finland, Turkey and in the Spanish Civil War.
There was also a C.59/2 version, which was equipped with a 230 hp Lorraine 7Ma engine.
More than 1,800 Caudron C.59s were manufactured.
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[edit] Use in 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 landing gear, but there were 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.
[edit] Museum aircraft
Päijät-Häme Aviation Museum has one Caudron C.59 in storage.
[edit] Specifications (C.59)
Data from Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneet
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 7.80 m (25 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 10.24 m (33 ft 7¼ in)
- Height: m (ft in)
- Wing area: m² (ft²)
- Empty weight: 700 kg (1,543 lb)
- Loaded weight: kg (lb)
- Useful load: kg (kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 988 kg (2,178 lb)
- Powerplant: 1× Hispano-Suiza 8A , 134 kW (180 hp)
Performance
- Never exceed speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Maximum speed: 170 km/h (knots, 106 mph)
- Cruise speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Stall speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Range: km (nm, mi, 3.5 h)
- Service ceiling: m (ft)
- Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)
- Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: W/kg (hp/lb)
[edit] Sources
- Kalevi Keskinen, Kyösti Partonen, Kari Stenman: Suomen Ilmavoimat I 1918-27, 2005. ISBN 952-99432-2-9.
- Kalevi Keskinen, Kari Stenman, Klaus Niska: Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneet 1918-1939, Tietoteos, 1976.
