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France's Caudron C.714 fighter
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Caudron C.714 fighter:
Caudron C.714 fighter:
Caudron C.714 fighter:
Caudron C.714 Cyclone fighter:
Aeronautics Aircraft Spotters' Handbook
Caudron C.714 Cyclone fighter:
Aeronautics Aircraft Spotters' Handbook
Aeronautics Aircraft Spotters' Handbook
Caudron C.714 Cyclone fighter:
Aeronautics Aircraft Spotters' Handbook
Caudron C.714 fighter in Finland in 1940:
Caudron C.714 fighter:
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
Usage
Polish Squadron
The only unit equipped with the C.714 was a Polish squadron that had fled Poland.1
Specifications
| Caudron C.714 Cyclone | |
|---|---|
| Type | Fighter1,2 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Engine (Type) | Renault2, Renault 12 RO-31 |
| Cylinders | Inverted2, V 121 |
| Cooling | Air1,2 |
| Net HP | 4501,2 |
| Propeller blades | |
| Dimensions | |
| Span | 29' 5"1, 29' 6"2 |
| Length | 27' 11"1,2 |
| Height | 9' 5"1,2 |
| Wing area | |
| Weight | |
| Empty | |
| Loaded | 3,850 lb2 |
| Maximum load | 3,858 lb1 |
| Performance | |
| Speed | 300 mph2 |
| Speed @ 13,120' | 303 mph1 |
| Cruising speed | |
| Climb | |
| Service ceiling | 29,855'1 |
| Range | 559 miles1 |
| Armament | 4: MG1 |
| Wings | 2: 20 mm2 |
Sources:
- World War II Airplanes Volume 1, Enzo Angelucci, Paolo Matricardi, 1976
- Aeronautics Aircraft Spotters' Handbook, Ensign L. C. Guthman, 1943
