• Source: Caudron G.6

The Caudron G.6 was a French reconnaissance aircraft of World War I. It married the wings and engine layout of the unorthodox Caudron G.4 to an all-new fuselage of conventional design. Over 500 of these aircraft were used by the French military for reconnaissance and artillery-spotting duties in 1917 and 1918.




Operators


France
Aviation Militaire




Specifications


General characteristics

Crew: Two, pilot and observer
Length: 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 17.22 m (56 ft 6 in)
Height: 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
Empty weight: 940 kg (2,072 lb)
Gross weight: 1,435 kg (3,164 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Le Rhône 9Jb , 97 kW (130 hp) each
Performance

Maximum speed: 150 km/h (96 mph, 83 kn)
Endurance: 2 hours 30 minutes
Service ceiling: 4,725 m (15,500 ft)
Rate of climb: 4.4 m/s (866 ft/min)
Armament

2 × .303 Lewis guns in flexible mount for observer
up to 100 kg (220 lb) of bombs carried externally




Bibliography


Cony, Christophe (July 1997). "Aviateur d'Observation en 14/18 (deuxième partie)" [Observation Aircraft of 14/18]. Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (52): 10–15. ISSN 1243-8650.




Further reading



Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 240.
World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 891 Sheet 17.

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