4001 CAUDRON 600 'SPANISH CIVIL WAR'

Caudron C.600 Aiglon It was a French civilian sports and tourist aircraft that was flown in 1935, and in the course of serial production, which started in the same year, about 200 machines of this type were created. The plane, in its basic version, was 7.64 meters long with a wingspan of 11.38 meters. The drive was provided by a single Renault 4Pgi Bengali Junior engine with a maximum power of 101 HP. The maximum speed was 220 km / h, with a range of 700 kilometers. The Caudron C.600 Aiglon was designed by Marcel Riffard, one of the more experienced and recognized French aviation designers of the 1930s, specializing in sports and racing machines. The machine was developed as a relatively light low wing structure, with a tandem cockpit and low curb weight. In the 1930s it enjoyed considerable recognition on the French civil market, but it was also successfully exported. During World War II, in 1939-1940 to be more precise, many machines of this type were confiscated by the French Air Force and used as liaison machines.