Sud Aviation Caravelle

what is it?

The Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle is a rear-engine narrow-body jet airliner produced by French Sud Aviation. It was developed by SNCASE in the early 1950s, and made its maiden flight on May 27, 1955. It included some de Havilland designs and components developed for the de Havilland Comet, the first jet airliner.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · low wing · retractable tricycle gear · 34.3 m wingspan

base stats

• seats 131passengers
• built 282made 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 71 years ago, in 1955.
• 🚗Wingspan of 34.3 m: about 8 cars parked nose to tail.

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

1955-05-27

introduced

1959

retired

2005

status

retired

number built

282

role

narrow-body jet airliner

origin

🇫🇷 France

makers

Sud-Aviation

engines

2× jet

passengers

131

wingspan

34.3 m

top speed

—

range

—

wings

low wing

landing gear

retractable tricycle gear

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