Caudron C.230
title: "Caudron C.230" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1930s-french-sport-aircraft", "caudron-aircraft", "single-engined-tractor-aircraft", "biplanes", "aircraft-first-flown-in-1930"] topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caudron_C.230" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | C.230 |
| image | Bundesarchiv Bild 102-10155, Berlin, Internationale Europa-Rundflug.jpg |
| caption | C.232 partly visible in a background, during the Challenge 1930 competition |
| aircraft_type | Touring |
| manufacturer | Caudron |
| designer | Paul Deville |
| number_built | 15 |
| first_flight | 1930 |
| variants | Caudron C.270 |
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The **Caudron C.230 ** was a sporting, touring and trainer aircraft produced in France in 1930. It was a conventional biplane with single-bay, unstaggered wings of equal span. The pilot and a single passenger sat in tandem open cockpits. It featured a wooden fuselage with plywood skin.
Fifteen examples were produced before the much improved and very successful Caudron C.270 Luciole series appeared.
Variants
Data from:
- C.230 - first production version with Salmson 7Ac radial engine (15 built)
- C.232 - version with Renault 4Pb engine (50 built)
- C.232/2 - as C.232 with wheel brakes (3 built)
- C.232/4 - as C.232/2 with improved equipment (7 built)
- C.233 - prototype for testing of Michel AM-16 engine, later re-engined with Salmson 7Ac, reverting to C.230 designation. (1 built)
- C.235 - version with Argus As 8R engine for French Air Ministry (Ministere de l'Air) tests (1 built)
Specifications (C.232)
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|crew=2 |capacity=50 kg luggage |length m=7.87 |span m=11 |height m= |wing area sqm=24 |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight kg=420 |gross weight kg=700 |max takeoff weight kg= |fuel capacity=85 L |more general= Powerplant
|eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Renault 4Pb |eng1 type=4-cylinder inverted air-cooled inline piston engine |eng1 kw= |eng1 hp=95
|prop blade number=2 |prop name=fixed-pitch wooden propeller |prop dia m= |prop dia ft= |prop dia in= |prop dia note= Performance
|max speed kmh=165 |cruise speed kmh=130 |stall speed kmh= |never exceed speed kmh= |range km=500 |endurance=4 hours |ceiling m=4000 |g limits= |roll rate= |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin= |climb rate note= |time to altitude=4300 m in 1 hour |wing loading kg/m2= |fuel consumption kg/km= |fuel consumption lb/mi= |power/mass=
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References
References
- (12 November 2017). "Caudron C.232".
- (3 October 1930). "THE CAUDRON C.232: A French Light 'Plane to be Marketed in Great Britain". Flight.
- "Caudron C.230 / C.232 / C.233 / C.235".
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