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France's Caudron C.714 fighter

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Caudron C.714 fighter:
France's Caudron C.714 fighter		 Caudron C.714 fighter:
France's Caudron C.714 fighter		 Caudron C.714 fighter in Finland in 1940:
France's Caudron C.714 fighter in Finland in 1940		  
Caudron C.714 fighter:
France's Caudron C.714 fighter406		      

Design

Marcel Riffard based the Caudron C.714 design on racing planes he developed in the early 1930s.1

Prototype

The Caudron C.714 prototype first flew in September 1938.1 After this, 200 were ordered in two separate orders of 100.1 These orders were cancelled when it was felt that the Caudron C.714 wasn't up to the standards of the Armée de l'Air.1

Production

  • Total:
    • Manufacturer: Caudron1

Variants

Usage

Polish Squadron

The only unit equipped with the C.714 was a Polish squadron that had fled Poland.1

Specifications

  Caudron C.7141
Type Fighter1
Crew 11
Engine (Type) Renault 12 RO-31
Cylinders V 121
Cooling Air1
Net HP 4501
Propeller blades  
Dimensions  
Span 29' 5"1
Length 27' 11"1
Height 9' 5"1
Wing area  
Weight  
Empty  
Loaded  
Maximum load 3,858 lb1
Performance  
Speed @ 13,120' 303 mph1
Cruising speed  
Climb  
Service ceiling 29,855'1
Range 559 miles1
Armament 4: MG1

Sources:

  1. World War II Airplanes Volume 1, Enzo Angelucci, Paolo Matricardi, 1976