Caudron C.190
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | C.190/191/192/193 |
| image | Caudron C.193 Annuaire de L'Aéronautique 1931.jpg |
| caption | C.193 |
| aircraft_type | sports plane |
| manufacturer | Caudron |
| first_flight | 1929 |
| :: |
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The Caudron C.190 was a French two-seat low-wing single-engine sports plane, built by the French aeroplane manufacturer Caudron in the late 1920s. The only variant of the C.190 family (C.190/191/192/193) to be built in series was the C.193.
Operational history
Information in publications is vague, but at least six C.193s were produced (reg. F-AJHG, F-AJOB, F-AJSG, F-AJSH, F-AJSI, F-AJSJ) and one Salmson-powered C.192 (F-AJHF). One aircraft, C.193 F-AJSI, was sold to Great Britain in 1930 and registered as G-ABFX, but returned to France in 1931 to be registered as F-ALLJ.
In 1929, aircraft F-AJHF and F-AJHG participated in the Challenge 1929 international touring plane contest, and one of them completed it in 28th place, flown by Raymond Delmotte
In 1930, three C.193s participated in the Challenge 1930 international touring plane contest (F-AJSG, F-AJSH, F-AJSI), Maurice Finat completing it in 17th place and François Arrachart in 24th place.
Variants
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- C.190 - first variant, with 80 hp (58.8 kW) Renault straight engine
- C.191 - variant with 95 hp (69.8 kW) Salmson 7AC radial engine
- C.192 - variant with 95 hp (69.8 kW) Salmson 7AC radial engine
- C.193 - series variant, with 98 hp (72 kW) Renault 4Pb straight engine
Specifications (C.193)
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References
Bibliography
- Marian Krzyżan: Międzynarodowe turnieje lotnicze 1929-1934, Warsaw 1988,
References
- Registry at [http://www.goldenyears.ukf.net/reg_F-.htm Golden Years of Aviation] {{webarchive. link. (April 20, 2010 and [http://www.aviafrance.com/recherche.php Aviafrance])
- There is inconsistency in M. Krzyżan ''Międzynarodowe turnieje lotnicze...'', for F-AJHF is named there C.190, and F-AJHG - C.191, while it is clear from a photo, that F-AJHG was a variant with an inline engine. It is also inconsistent with a data from the French registry. Hence, both aircraft might have been mixed in a book, and F-AJHG might have been later rebuilt to C.193, as appears in the registry. A Salmson-powered variant C.192 F-AJHF might have been rebuilt from C.191 as well, what would explain lack of C.190 and C.191 in the registry.
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