Caudron G.6

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G.6
Role Reconnaissance aircraft
Manufacturer Caudron
Designer Paul Deville
First flight 1916
Primary user Aviation Militaire
Number built 512

The Caudron G.6 was a French reconnaissance aircraft of World War I. It married the wings and engine layout of the unorthodox Caudron G.4 to an all-new fuselage of conventional design. Over 500 of these aircraft were used by the French military for reconnaissance and artillery-spotting duties in 1917 and 1918.


Operators

 France

Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two, pilot and observer
  • Length: 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in)
  • Wingspan: 17.22 m (56 ft 6 in)
  • Height: 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
  • Empty weight: 940 kg (2,072 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,435 kg (3,164 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Le Rhône 9Jb, 97 kW (130 hp) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 150 km/h (96 mph)
  • Endurance: 2 hours  30 min
  • Service ceiling: 4,725 m (15,500 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 4.4 m/s (866 ft/min)

Armament

  • 2 × .303 Lewis guns in flexible mount for observer
  • up to 100 kg (220 lb) of bombs carried externally

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