Caudron Typhon

Typhon

C.641 Typhon (Racing version) With a view to attacking a number of long distance records, including that for 5,000 km, the French pilot Rossi testing his Renault - engined Caudron Typhon at Istres aerodrome.- flight magazine - 1937
Role	High-Speed Mailplane
Manufacturer	Caudron-Renault
Designer	Georges Otfinovsky/Marcel Riffard
First flight	1935
Introduction	1935
Number built	10

The Caudron C.640 Typhon was a 1930s French high-speed single-seat monoplane utility aircraft built by Caudron-Renault.

History

Similar in concept to the de Havilland DH.88 Comet the Typhon (en: Typhoon) was designed by Georges Otfinovsky and Marcel Riffard for use on long-range postal routes. The first aircraft first flew in March 1935. The aircraft was a twin-engined low-wing cantilever monoplane of wooden construction. Seven C.640s were built. The Typhon established 5000 km speed records. It was not a success in operation as its flexible wings experienced buffeting and vibration problems.

Variants

C.640 Typhon - production model with Renault 6Q engines, 7 built.
C.641 Typhon - record breaking version with raised canopy and increased fuel capacity, 2 built.
C.670 Typhon - prototype high-speed bomber version with a crew of three, similar to the C.640 but with increased dimensions and weights, one built.

Operators

France

French Air Force

Romania

Specifications (C.640)

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 35 ft 11 in (10.95 m)
Wingspan: 47 ft 6¾ in (11.50 m)
Height: 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m)
Wing area: 301.40 ft² (28.00 m²)
Empty weight: 3,594 lb (1630 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 7,496 lb (3400 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Renault 6Q inline piston engine, 220 hp (164 kw) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 249 mph (400 km/h)
Range: 2,315 miles (3725 km)
Service ceiling: 22,965 ft (7000 m)

References

Notes

Bibliography

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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caudron C.640 Typhon.

Photo at Aviafrance

Aircraft produced by Caudron

Type G
G.2
G.3
G.4
G.6
Type R
R.2
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R.19
C.02
C.17
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C.27
C.33
C.37
C.39
C.43
C.51
C.59
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C.65
C.66
C.67
C.68
C.74
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C.107
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C.125
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C.140
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C.183
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C.360
C.362
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C.510
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C.640
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C.801
C.810
C.811
C.870
C.880

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