Caudron C.161

The Caudron C.161 was a lightweight French two-seat biplane designed by Caudron for sport or flight training use.^[1] A conventional biplane with a square fuselage powered by a 65 hp (48 kW) Salmson radial engine.^[1] It had two cockpits in tandem with dual controls in both, when not used as a trainer the controls could be removed from the rear cockpit.^[1] A variant, the C.168, with a more powerful 70 hp (52 kW) Anzani radial engine was also available.^[1]

C.161
Caudron C.168
Role	Sport or training biplane
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Caudron
First flight	1927

Variants

Caudron C.161 photo from L'Air December 1,1926

C.161

Variant with a 65 hp (48 kW) Salmson 5Ac^[2] radial engine.^[1]

C.168

Variant with a 70 hp (52 kW) Anzani 6-cylinder^[3] radial engine.^[1]

Specifications (C.168)

Caudron C.161 3-view drawing from L'Air October 15,1929

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft,^[1] Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928^[4]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 6.13 m (20 ft 1 in)
• Wingspan: 9 m (29 ft 6 in)
• Height: 2.42 m (7 ft 11 in)
• Wing area: 20 m² (220 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 342 kg (754 lb)
• Gross weight: 572 kg (1,261 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Anzani 6-cylinder radial piston engine, 52 kW (70 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
• Wing loading: 28.6 kg/m² (5.9 lb/sq ft)
• Power/mass: 0.0912 kW/kg (0.0555 hp/lb)