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C.430
Hélène Boucher in front of her Rafale
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! Role | Sports aircraft |- ! National origin | France |- ! Manufacturer | Caudron |-


! First flight | 22 May 1934 |-






|} The Caudron C.430 Rafale was a 1930s French two-seat sports aircraft developed from the single-seat Caudron C.360.

Design edit

The Rafale was a low-wing cantilever monoplane constructed of wood with a fixed undercarriage and split trailing-edge flaps. It was powered by a high-compression version of the Renault Bengali inverted four-cylinder inline air-cooled engine. A single-seat version was also produced, the C.430/1. This was built to compete for the 1934-5 Michelin Cup .[1]

Operational history edit

 

On March 31 1934, flown by Raymond Delmotte accompanied by a mechanic, set a world record for two-seat aircraft weighing less than 560 kg (1,230 lb), covering the course of 100 km (62.5 mil) in 20 min 22 sec, an average speed of 292 km/hr (181.4 mph). [2]

http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6553677b/f36.image.r=Coupe%20Michelin


On July 8 Rafaels won the first three places in the Angers 12-hour competition: Yves Lacombe was the winner, flying 2,905 km (1,805 mi) in the time. Hélène Boucher was second with 1,765 147 m.p.h., and third Arnoux, who covered 1,745 145 m.p.h., http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1934/1934%20-%200741.html?search=helene%20Boucher%7Ctitle Les Douze Heures d'Angers|date=19 July 1934|page=743}}</ref>

Capt Puget won Coupe Zenith, for a circuit Orly—Poitiers—Bordeaux—Carcassonne—Nîmes—Lyons—Orly completed in 6h 5m 9s Six Rafaels were entered in the Grand Prix at Deauvillehttp://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65536832/f40.image.r=rafale|le Coupe Zenith 1934|date=October 1934 |page=310

On 11 August Maurice Arnoux and Gaston Brabant flew a Rafale to establish a new light aircraft record for a distance of 1,000 kilometres (621 mi), completing the distance at a speed of 268.49 km/h (166.83 mph)>: on 19 August 1934 Capt. Puget and Lieut. Montignat, also flying a Rafale broke this record covering the distance in 3h 35m 2s, a speed of 278.99 km/h (173.36 mph). 25 August broke the record for 100km 292.16[3]

Also flown with success in the 1935 AeCF Grand Prix, Maurice Arnoux winning second overall and other examples winning both first and second places in the individual stages. http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6554758n/f44.image http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6554758n/f11.image.r=Rafale Arnoux also won the 1935 Michelin Cup, completing the 2,902 km (1,803 mi) course in 10h 7m, a speed of 286.85 km/h (178.24 mph). [4]

5, multiplaces, battu par M. Maurice Arnoux et Mlle Gracieuse Lallus, passagère, le 14 novembre 1937, sur appareil Caudron « Rafale », moteur Renault Bengali de 140 CV, sur le circuit : ChartresEtampes-Boncé5, monoplace, battu par M. Maurice Arnoux, le 13 novembre 1937, sur appareil Caudron « Rafale », moteur Renault Bengali 140 CV, sur le circuit : ChartresEtampes-Boncé http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6555153t.image.r=arnoux

30 Dec 1937 Henry Boris, rafale aicraft with engine beteen 4 &6 litres 309.347 over 1000 km and 295.896 over 2000.http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65551562/f56.image. Also a couple of Arnou records in C.686, not calles a Rafale.

Variants edit

Caudron produced a number of similar aircraft called Rafale:

Rafale II, with a larger engine http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65551636/f41.image.r=arnoux

Fighter trainers, equipped with a gunsight and camera gun.[5]

Survivors edit

An example is preserved in the collection of the musée régional de l'air of Angers-Marcé

Specifications edit

Data from [1] Flight

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 1
  • Length: 7.37 m (24 ft 2 in)
  • Wingspan: 9.22 m (30 ft 3 in)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Renault Bengali inverted 4-cylinder inline air-cooled piston engine, 110 kW (150 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed Ratier

Performance


References edit

  1. ^ http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1935/1935%20-%201071.html
  2. ^ "A New Light Plane Record". Flight: 359. {{cite journal}}: Text "12 April 1934" ignored (help)
  3. ^ "Records". l'Aérophile: 265. September 1934. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  4. ^ l'Aérophile: 341. November 1935 http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65547614/f41.image. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Text "title La Coupe Michelin" ignored (help)
  5. ^ {{cite journal|journal=Flight|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%203187.html?search=rafale |title= Training ||date=19 November 1936 |page= 548 ))



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