Caudron C.490

what is it?

The Caudron C.490 was a trainer aircraft built by Caudron in the mid 1930s.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 180 km/htop speed
• range 450 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,000 kgmax take-off weight
• built 7made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 91 years ago, in 1935.
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.2 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1935

number built

7

role

trainer aircraft

engines

1× Renault 4Pfi

crew

2

length

8.6 m

wingspan

10.2 m

height

2.6 m

max take-off weight

1,000 kg

top speed

180 km/h

range

450 km

ceiling

5,000 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.