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- 1. Caudron C.61 L'Aerophile December,1921: L'Aerophile magazine· Public domain
what is it?
The Caudron C.61 was a French three-engined civil transport biplane aircraft built by the French aeroplane manufacturer Caudron. It was constructed of wood and covered in fabric.
base stats
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 105 years ago, in 1921.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1921
- status
- retired
- number built
- —
- role
- transport
- makers
- Caudron
- engines
- 3× Hispano-Suiza 8Ac
- crew
- 2
- passengers
- 8
- length
- 14 m
- max take-off weight
- 3,480 kg
- top speed
- 160 km/h
- range
- 640 km
- ceiling
- 4,000 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1051487, Wikipedia: Caudron C.61 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.