Caudron C.161

C.161
Role	Sport or training biplane
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Caudron
First flight	1927

The Caudron C.161 was a lightweight French two-seat biplane designed by Caudron for sport or flight training use.^[1] A conventional biplane with a square fuselage powered by a 65 hp (48 kW) Salmson radial engine.^[1] It had two cockpits in tandem with dual controls in both, when not used as a trainer the controls could be removed from the rear cockpit.^[1] A variant, the C.168, with a more powerful 70 hp (52 kW) Anzani radial engine was also available.^[1]

Variants

C.161

Variant with a 65 hp (48 kW) Salmson 5Ac^[2] radial engine.^[1]

C.168

Variant with a 70 hp (52 kW) Anzani 6-cylinder^[3] radial engine.^[1]

Specifications (C.168)

Data from ^[1]The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in)
• Height: 2.40 m (7 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 20.00 m² (215.3 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 342 kg (754 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 570 kg (1,257 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Anzani 6-cylinder radial piston engine, 52 kW (70 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 150 km/h (93 mph; 81 kn)

References

Notes

1. Orbis 1985, p. 1077
2. Parmentier, Bruno (2003-10-05). "Caudron C.161" (in French). Aviafrance.com. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
3. Parmentier, Bruno (2002-10-20). "Caudron C.168" (in French). Aviafrance. Retrieved 28 March 2012.

Bibliography

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.