Caudron C.870

The Caudron C.870 was a training aircraft built by Caudron in the early 1940s.

It was a low-wing monoplane of all-metal construction. Although two prototypes were built, the C.870 was not put into series production.

Specifications[]

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 9.98 m (32 ft 9 in)
• Wingspan: 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
• Wing area: 16.8 m² (181 sq ft)
• Powerplant: 1 × Renault 12R-09 V-12 inverted air-cooled piston engine, 270 kW (360 hp)
• Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 400 km/h (250 mph, 220 kn)

References[]

Further reading[]

• Hauet, Andre (2001). Les avions Caudron :Tome 2. Lela Presse. ISBN 9782914017091.