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and the rudder was slightly cut away below to give the tail wheel leg room for movement. The main wheels were mounted on half-axles attached on the central fuselage underside and hinged on faired V-struts from the lower fuselage longerons. Landing loads were absorbed by legs also mounted on the
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27.83 m (299.6 sq ft) upper area 14.72 m (158.4 sq ft), lower 13.11 m (141.1 sq ft)
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profile was a shallow triangle; the rudder continued its upper line to a rounded tip and straight, vertical trailing edge.
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The C.251 flew for the first time in the first half of 1931. That
October it went to the military testing department at
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where a slight cut-out improved the pupil's upward view. The instructor's cockpit was further back. The C.251s
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and was still there in
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a little above the fuselage underside and, unlike the upper wing had some
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2-bladed Chauvière, 2.70 m (8 ft 10 in) diameter metal
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220 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn) at sea level
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397:. Vol. 1. Outreau: Lela Presse. p. 236.
145:but were of similar plan, with equal and constant
97:and built in 1931. It did not go into production.
160:It was powered by a 180 kW (240 hp)
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109:C.251 was designed to replace the ubiquitous
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441:"D'aérodrome au aérodrome - Villacoublay"
172:type cowling and drove a two blade metal
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113:, dating from 1922, as an intermediate
1310:1930s French military trainer aircraft
459:"D'aérodrome au aérodrome - Saint-Cyr"
348:78 km/h (48 mph, 42 kn)
180:. Behind the engine the fuselage was
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129:on a pair of short, vertical, N-form
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149:except near the straight but angled
125:, its upper wing supported over the
268:10.24 m (33 ft 7 in)
321:, 180 kW (240 hp) 240 ch
274:3.27 m (10 ft 9 in)
262:8.07 m (26 ft 6 in)
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153:. Only the lower wings carried
1320:Single-engined tractor aircraft
512:Letter designators & Early
1:
354:6,000 m (20,000 ft)
301:1,210 kg (2,668 lb)
141:. The wings had significant
1325:Aircraft first flown in 1931
465:(556): 12. 11 February 1932.
93:designed as an intermediate
447:(552): 12. 14 January 1932.
295:798 kg (1,759 lb)
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429:(151): 411. December 1931.
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618:Gaston Caudron (G) types
366:100 m (328 ft)
213:tail wheel undercarriage
360:80 m (262 ft)
317:air-cooled, 7 cylinder
247:General characteristics
192:was conventional, with
725:Numerical Designations
649:René Caudron (R) types
211:The C.251 had a fixed
101:Design and development
1201:Messerschmitt-Caudron
393:Hauet, André (2001).
227:, on its way to the
395:Les Avions Caudrons
105:The two seat, open
62:First half of 1931
358:Take-off distance:
315:Lorraine 7Me Mizar
242:Hauet (2001) p.236
162:Lorraine 7Me Mizar
119:single bay biplane
80:Caudron C.251 Et-2
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534:Type B Multiplace
364:Landing distance:
231:aviation school.
216:lower longerons.
123:interplane struts
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170:Townend ring
168:which had a
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121:with N-form
117:. It was a
111:Caudron C.59
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68:Number built
19:Caudron 251
333:Performance
325:Propellers:
311:Powerplant:
86:seat, open
1299:Categories
419:"Aéronefs"
371:References
278:Wing area:
1239:Kangourou
463:Les Ailes
445:Les Ailes
240:Data from
225:Saint-Cyr
198:elevators
194:tailplane
190:empennage
174:propeller
135:longerons
1315:Biplanes
506:aircraft
155:ailerons
151:wing tip
139:dihedral
127:fuselage
1254:Phalène
1249:Pélican
1244:Luciole
1234:Goéland
1229:Frégate
1208:MeC 164
529:Type B2
504:Caudron
272:Height:
260:Length:
178:spinner
143:stagger
107:cockpit
95:trainer
91:biplane
88:cockpit
53:Caudron
1284:Typhon
1269:Simoun
1264:Rafale
1224:Aiglon
609:Type R
604:Type P
599:Type O
594:Type N
589:Type M
584:Type L
579:Type K
574:Type J
569:Type H
559:Type G
554:Type F
549:Type E
544:Type D
539:Type C
524:Type B
519:Type A
401:
319:radial
229:Istres
202:rudder
84:tandem
43:France
1217:Names
1192:C.880
1187:C.870
1182:C.860
1177:C.811
1172:C.810
1167:C.801
1162:C.800
1157:C.770
1152:C.760
1147:C.720
1142:C.710
1137:C.690
1132:C.680
1127:C.670
1122:C.660
1117:C.640
1112:C.630
1107:C.620
1102:C.610
1097:C.600
1092:C.580
1087:C.570
1082:C.560
1077:C.530
1072:C.520
1067:C.510
1062:C.500
1057:C.490
1052:C.480
1047:C.460
1042:C.450
1037:C.440
1032:C.430
1027:C.400
1022:C.410
1017:C.400
1012:C.366
1007:C.362
1002:C.360
997:C.340
992:C.320
987:C.280
982:C.270
977:C.250
972:C.240
967:C.230
962:C.220
957:C.190
952:C.183
947:C.180
942:C.160
937:C.150
932:C.140
927:C.128
922:C.127
917:C.125
912:C.117
907:C.113
902:C.110
897:C.109
892:C.107
887:C.104
882:C.103
877:C.101
254:Crew:
147:chord
24:Role
872:C.99
867:C.98
862:C.97
857:C.92
852:C.91
847:C.87
842:C.81
837:C.77
832:C.74
827:C.68
822:C.67
817:C.66
812:C.65
807:C.61
802:C.60
797:C.59
792:C.51
787:C.43
782:C.39
777:C.37
772:C.33
767:C.27
762:C.25
757:C.23
752:C.22
747:C.21
742:C.20
737:C.17
732:C.02
716:R.19
711:R.15
706:R.14
701:R.12
696:R.11
691:R.10
427:1931
399:ISBN
313:1 ×
196:and
78:The
686:R.9
681:R.8
676:R.6
671:R.5
666:R.4
661:R.3
656:R.2
640:G.6
635:G.4
630:G.3
625:G.2
256:Two
206:fin
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