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

Operators

 France
 Romania

Specifications (C.640)

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

References

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

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