Caudron Typhon

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

Typhon
C.641 Typhon (high-speed 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

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
 Romania

Specifications (C.640)

Data from Aviafrance : Caudron C.640 'Typhon'[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 10.95 m (35 ft 11 in)
  • Wingspan: 11.5 m (37 ft 9 in)
  • Height: 3 m (9 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 28 m2 (300 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,630 kg (3,594 lb)
  • Gross weight: 3,400 kg (7,496 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Renault 6Q 6-cylinder inverted air-cooled in-line piston engines, 164 kW (220 hp) each
  • Propellers: 2-bladed Ratier

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 400 km/h (250 mph, 220 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 370 km/h (230 mph, 200 kn)
  • Range: 3,725 km (2,315 mi, 2,011 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 7,000 m (23,000 ft)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References
Notes
  1. Parmentier, Bruno (1 October 2017). "Caudron C.640 'Typhon'". Aviafrance (in French). Retrieved 23 December 2019.

Further reading
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
  • Grey, C.G.; Bridgman, Leonard, eds. (1937). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1937. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. pp. 123c–124c.
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