ReconnaissanceFrench WW1 reconnaissance aircraft
Caudron R.4
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The Caudron R.4 (officially Caudron 40 A.3) was a French World War I twin-engine biplane reconnaissance/artillery cooperation aircraft and the progenitor of a series of successful aircraft that filled a variety of roles with the French Aéronautique Militaire.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Caudron
- Category
- Reconnaissance
- First flight
- 1915-06-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 73 kt
- Max speed
- 73 kt
- Range
- 270 nm
- Service ceiling
- 15,100 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 5,152 lb
- Empty weight
- 3,792 lb
- Powerplant
- 2 × Renault 12Db
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 3
- Length
- 38.8 ft
- Wingspan
- 69.3 ft
- Height
- 11.8 ft
- Number built
- 250
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.