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5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Caudron 460 Le Bourget 2009: Laangmo· Public domain
- 2. Caudron C.460 detail NACA-TM-765: NACA Technical Memorandum NACA-TM-765· Public domain
- 3. CAUDRON C460 RETROMOBILE (53523786933): ERIC SALARD from Le Chateau d'Oleron, FRANCE· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. Caudron-C460-Rafale: Wingtipvortex· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. Caudron-Renault C.460: SDASM Archives· No restrictions
what is it?
The Caudron C.450 and C.460 were French racing aircraft built to participate in the Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe race of 1934.
How to recognise it: 1 engine · 6.8 m wingspan
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 92 years ago, in 1934.
- Top speed is 3.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1934
- number built
- 6
- role
- racing aircraft
- makers
- Frères Caudron
- engines
- 1× Renault 456 supercharged inverted 6-cylinder air-cooled piston engine
- crew
- 1
- length
- 7.1 m
- wingspan
- 6.8 m
- max take-off weight
- 875 kg
- top speed
- 500 km/h
- range
- —
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1051484, Wikipedia: Caudron C.460 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.