Caudron R.11
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Type |
Bomber, Reconnaissance, Escort Fighter
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| Manufacturer(s) | Caudron |
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| Prototype first flight | 1917 |
Introduction | 1918 |
| Production | 370 |
Crew | 3 |
| Variants | |||
| Caudron R.11BN3 | Night Bomber variant | ||
| Caudron R.11B3 | Standard variant | ||
| Caudron R.11A3 | Long-Range Reconnaissance variant (without hardpoints) | ||
| Caudron R.12 | Experimental version of the R.11, with a larger engine. Development ended when the Caudron R.14 variant appeared in August 1918. | ||
| Caudron R.14 | Enlarged version of R.11. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 11.25 m |
Empty Weight | 1422 kg |
| Wingspan | 16.9 m (lower) - 17.92 m (upper) |
Loaded Weight | 2167 kg |
| Height | 2.7 m |
Max takeoff weight | ? kg |
| Wing area | 54.25 m² |
Wing loading | ? kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Guns | 5 x 7.7 mm (0.30 in) Lewis * |
Ammunition Carried |
? |
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| Other Armament | 120 kg of bombs |
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(*) by 2 in front and rearc cockpit + 1 below the front gunner position and facing down and back
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 2 ×
Hispano-Suiza 8Bba |
Type & Displacement | V-8 water-cooled piston, 2 x 11.76
L |
| Horsepower | 220 hp each |
Power/Weight Ratio | 203.04 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 220 L
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(*) with the loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 190 km/h
at sea level, 167.3 km/h at 5000 m |
Rate of Climb | ? m/s |
| Range | 3 h |
Service Ceiling | 5950 m |
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia (fr) | jn.passieux.free.fr | ||
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