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Similar to the R.XII, but armed with a 37 mm (1.5 in) Hotchkiss cannon in addition to the normal complement of 5 machine guns, and with further increased wing area, to 63 m (680 sq ft), and a larger, unbalanced rudder. A single example was built following the conversion of an
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Fb engines that were expected to boost performance. Sources differ, but it may have had a slightly increased wing area, to 60 m (650 sq ft) and an extra wing bay was added outboard of the engines. It first flew in
November 1918 but was still undergoing testing in mid-1919 and no
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Cony, Christophe (August 1997). "Aviateur d'Observation en 14/18 (3ème partie et fin)" [Aircraft observers in 1914-1918 (third and final part)].
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The R.XI was intended to fulfill a French Corps d'Armee requirement for a long range three-seat escort fighter. Its design was similar to the
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Production of the 1000 R.XIs ordered by the French Army began in 1917, with the first aircraft completed late in that year.
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just above the lower wing, fitted with frontal radiators, which replaced the air-cooled
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resulted in an abrupt end to production, at which point approximately 370 aircraft had been completed by
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in contemporary usage), was a French three-seat twin-engine long range
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18.08 kW/kg (11.00 hp/lb) This power to weight is wrong.
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164 km/h (102 mph) at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
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220 L (48 imp gal; 58 US gal)
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R.XI with the more powerful 220 kW (300 hp)
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3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 14 minutes 30 seconds
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Heavy escort fighter with 160 kW (215 hp)
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871:. Windsock Datafile No. 161. Albatros Productions.
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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839:"French aeroplanes in service at the front".
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824:. Mountain View, CA: Flying Machines Press.
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807:(in French). No. 53. pp. 16–21.
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305:R.XI to carry the cannon in August 1918.
46:of all important aspects of the article.
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558:600 km (370 mi, 320 nmi)
822:French Aircraft of the First World War
516:2-bladed wooden fixed pitch propellers
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42:Please consider expanding the lead to
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764:Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1919
482:54.25 m (583.9 sq ft)
464:17.92 m (58 ft 10 in)
458:11.22 m (36 ft 10 in)
820:Davilla, J. J.; Soltan, A. (1997).
470:16.97 m (55 ft 8 in)
318:R.XI nose and engine nacelle detail
848:Green, W.; Swanborough, G (1994).
752:Green and Swanborough 1994, p.111.
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423:Specifications (Caudron R.XI C.3)
1718:Military aircraft of World War I
843:. 13 February 1919. p. 204.
627:5 x 7.7 mm (0.303 in)
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925:Letter designators & Early
44:provide an accessible overview
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1733:1910s French fighter aircraft
850:The Complete Book of Fighters
570:5,950 m (19,520 ft)
494:2,165 kg (4,773 lb)
488:1,422 kg (3,135 lb)
1738:Aircraft first flown in 1916
416:American Expeditionary Force
236:were housed in streamlined
63:French WW1 fighter aircraft
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200:developed and produced by
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1031:Gaston Caudron (G) types
867:Owers, Colin A. (2013).
852:. New York: Smithmark.
443:General characteristics
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431:Caudron R.11 drawing
762:Grey, C.G. (1969).
635:Related development
244:Operational history
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283:Bda engines.
250:
247:
215:
190:
187:Caudron R.11
186:
184:
155:Number built
49:
33:
31:lead section
658:Ponnier P.1
641:Caudron R.6
522:Performance
514:Propellers:
504:Powerplant:
261:Régy Frères
218:Caudron R.4
212:Development
204:during the
170:Caudron R.4
52:August 2021
1712:Categories
773:0715346474
666:References
607:Power/mass
562:Endurance:
480:Wing area:
251:The first
222:nose-wheel
149:1917-1918
133:July 1922
1652:Kangourou
813:1243-8650
653:SPAD SA.3
436:Data from
310:Operators
257:Armistice
146:Produced
106:Designer
36:summarize
1728:Biplanes
919:aircraft
617:Armament
271:Variants
238:nacelles
130:Retired
1667:Phalène
1662:PĂ©lican
1657:Luciole
1647:Goéland
1642:Frégate
1621:MeC 164
942:Type B2
917:Caudron
564:3 hours
474:Height:
456:Length:
265:Gremont
234:engines
202:Caudron
198:biplane
141:France
100:Caudron
1697:Typhon
1682:Simoun
1677:Rafale
1637:Aiglon
1022:Type R
1017:Type P
1012:Type O
1007:Type N
1002:Type M
997:Type L
992:Type K
987:Type J
982:Type H
972:Type G
967:Type F
962:Type E
957:Type D
952:Type C
937:Type B
932:Type A
875:
856:
841:Flight
828:
811:
770:
556:Range:
406:
383:
332:France
329:
1630:Names
1605:C.880
1600:C.870
1595:C.860
1590:C.811
1585:C.810
1580:C.801
1575:C.800
1570:C.770
1565:C.760
1560:C.720
1555:C.710
1550:C.690
1545:C.680
1540:C.670
1535:C.660
1530:C.640
1525:C.630
1520:C.620
1515:C.610
1510:C.600
1505:C.580
1500:C.570
1495:C.560
1490:C.530
1485:C.520
1480:C.510
1475:C.500
1470:C.490
1465:C.480
1460:C.460
1455:C.450
1450:C.440
1445:C.430
1440:C.400
1435:C.410
1430:C.400
1425:C.366
1420:C.362
1415:C.360
1410:C.340
1405:C.320
1400:C.280
1395:C.270
1390:C.250
1385:C.240
1380:C.230
1375:C.220
1370:C.190
1365:C.183
1360:C.180
1355:C.160
1350:C.150
1345:C.140
1340:C.128
1335:C.127
1330:C.125
1325:C.117
1320:C.113
1315:C.110
1310:C.109
1305:C.107
1300:C.104
1295:C.103
1290:C.101
671:Notes
625:Guns:
450:Crew:
125:1918
117:1916
83:Role
69:R.XI
1285:C.99
1280:C.98
1275:C.97
1270:C.92
1265:C.91
1260:C.87
1255:C.81
1250:C.77
1245:C.74
1240:C.68
1235:C.67
1230:C.66
1225:C.65
1220:C.61
1215:C.60
1210:C.59
1205:C.51
1200:C.43
1195:C.39
1190:C.37
1185:C.33
1180:C.27
1175:C.25
1170:C.23
1165:C.22
1160:C.21
1155:C.20
1150:C.17
1145:C.02
1129:R.19
1124:R.15
1119:R.14
1114:R.12
1109:R.11
1104:R.10
873:ISBN
854:ISBN
826:ISBN
809:ISSN
768:ISBN
506:2 Ă—
263:and
226:tail
191:R.XI
189:(or
185:The
159:370
1099:R.9
1094:R.8
1089:R.6
1084:R.5
1079:R.4
1074:R.3
1069:R.2
1053:G.6
1048:G.4
1043:G.3
1038:G.2
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902:t
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