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Caudron, had two parallel sided, cross braced side frames. The longitudinal members were steel and the cross-members ash. The side frames began from the rear spars of both upper and lower wings and converged rearwards to meet at the tail,
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and bracing the centre section. The overhanging upper wing were braced by a pair of parallel, outward leaning struts which joined the lower wing at the base of the outer vertical struts. The inner struts, to which the engine was attached, were
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mounted on the rear interplane struts and driving a two blade
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2-bladed, 3.0 m (9 ft 10 in) diameter
229:The Type L had short floats, flat bottomed with no
244:The first prototype, intended for delivery to the
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131:pusher amphibian, as well as with the
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434:"The Paris Aero Salon 1913 - Caudron"
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158:and the remainder hollowed out
33:Type L at the 1913 Paris Salon
1290:1910s French military aircraft
492:Letter designators & Early
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256:and used by the French Navy.
1310:Aircraft first flown in 1913
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329:730 kg (1,609 lb)
323:510 kg (1,124 lb)
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343:, 75 kW (100 hp)
41:Naval observation aircraft
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598:Gaston Caudron (G) types
123:wings and an open frame
1305:Rotary-engined aircraft
272:General characteristics
705:Numerical Designations
629:René Caudron (R) types
1181:Messerschmitt-Caudron
397:Hauet, André (2001).
133:tractor configuration
192:side-by-side seating
99:pusher configuration
1285:Amphibious aircraft
399:Les Avions Caudrons
115:With unequal span,
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514:Type B Multiplace
267:Hauet (2001) p.53
218:ahead of it. The
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168:flying wires
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80:Number built
355:Performance
347:Propellers:
339:9-cylinder
337:Gnome Delta
333:Powerplant:
250:French Navy
196:Gnome Delta
143:floatplanes
121:unstaggered
1279:Categories
369:References
315:Wing area:
102:amphibious
1219:Kangourou
285:Capacity:
281:One pilot
265:Data from
224:tailplane
204:propeller
183:empennage
1300:Biplanes
486:aircraft
220:elevator
125:fuselage
1234:Phalène
1229:PĂ©lican
1224:Luciole
1214:Goéland
1209:Frégate
1188:MeC 164
509:Type B2
484:Caudron
309:Height:
291:Length:
188:cockpit
151:nacelle
117:two bay
105:biplane
74:c.1913
65:Caudron
1264:Typhon
1249:Simoun
1244:Rafale
1204:Aiglon
589:Type R
584:Type P
579:Type O
574:Type N
569:Type M
564:Type L
559:Type K
554:Type J
549:Type H
539:Type G
534:Type F
529:Type E
524:Type D
519:Type C
504:Type B
499:Type A
439:Flight
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341:rotary
212:rudder
160:spruce
140:Type H
136:Type J
111:Design
96:French
55:France
1197:Names
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1167:C.870
1162:C.860
1157:C.811
1152:C.810
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857:C.101
279:Crew:
231:chine
190:with
164:spars
38:Role
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847:C.98
842:C.97
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827:C.87
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772:C.51
767:C.43
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712:C.02
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403:ISBN
335:1 Ă—
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216:fin
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