Caudron C.109
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The Caudron C.109 was a light utility aircraft built in France
in the late 1920s.
braced monoplane
of conventional configuration with fixed tailskid undercarriage
. The pilot and single passenger sat in tandem open cockpit
s. C.109s were used in a number of record attempts of the day, and were used to set distance records in the under 350 kg class of 868 km on 19 May 1927 (piloted by Juste Thoret), and 1,581 km on 27 October 1927 (piloted by Max Knipping), a women's duration record of 26 hours 47 minutes on 27 July 1929 (piloted by Maryse Bastié
), and the first crossing of Mediterranee by a woman, Lena Bernstein (19 August 1929), 2268 km.
Caudron C.109.2
Caudron C.110
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in the late 1920s.
Design and development
The C.109 was a parasol-wingedParasol wing
A parasol wing monoplane is an aircraft design in which the wing is not mounted directly to the fuselage, but rather, the fuselage is supported beneath it by a set of struts, called cabane struts...
braced monoplane
Monoplane
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with one main set of wing surfaces, in contrast to a biplane or triplane. Since the late 1930s it has been the most common form for a fixed wing aircraft.-Types of monoplane:...
of conventional configuration with fixed tailskid undercarriage
Undercarriage
The undercarriage or landing gear in aviation, is the structure that supports an aircraft on the ground and allows it to taxi, takeoff and land...
. The pilot and single passenger sat in tandem open cockpit
Cockpit
A cockpit or flight deck is the area, usually near the front of an aircraft, from which a pilot controls the aircraft. Most modern cockpits are enclosed, except on some small aircraft, and cockpits on large airliners are also physically separated from the cabin...
s. C.109s were used in a number of record attempts of the day, and were used to set distance records in the under 350 kg class of 868 km on 19 May 1927 (piloted by Juste Thoret), and 1,581 km on 27 October 1927 (piloted by Max Knipping), a women's duration record of 26 hours 47 minutes on 27 July 1929 (piloted by Maryse Bastié
Maryse Bastié
Maryse Bastié was a French aviator. Born Marie-Louise Bombec in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, at age eleven Bastié's father died and her family struggled to survive. However, as an employee in a shoe factory, money was scarce and an early marriage that failed left her with a child and limited means...
), and the first crossing of Mediterranee by a woman, Lena Bernstein (19 August 1929), 2268 km.
Variants
The Caudron C.110, C.112, C.113, C.114, C.116, and C.117 differed from the C.109 in minor detail only.Survivors
At least one aircraft survived to fly postwar, F-PFLN, F-AIQI prewar, being airworthy at Mitry-Mory airfield near Paris in 1957. This aircraft is held in the collection of the Musee de l'Air at Le Bourget but is not currently on public display.Variants
Caudron C.109- Two-seat light utility aircraft.
Caudron C.109.2
- One surviving C.109 was fitted with a 85-hp (64-kW) Salmson SAq engine.
Caudron C.110
- Only two aircraft were built.