Caudron C.240

The Caudron C.240 was a four-seat touring aircraft produced in France in 1931. It was a single-engined, low-wing, cantilever monoplane constructed using wood and metal. It had fixed, conventional landing gear.^[1]

C.240
Role	Touring
Manufacturer	Caudron
Designer	Paul Deville
First flight	1931
Produced	1931
Number built	1

It was presented for official tests at the STAé but it did not respond well to control input and did not receive its Certificate of Airworthiness.^[1] Caudron were unable to find customers so further development was abandoned.

Specifications

Data from ^[2]

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Capacity: 3 passengers
• Length: 10.05 m (33 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 15 m (49 ft 3 in)
• Height: 3 m (9 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 32.8 m² (353 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 800 kg (1,764 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,300 kg (2,866 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Salmson 9Ac 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 89 kW (120 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
• Range: 650 km (400 mi, 350 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 3,500 m (11,500 ft)